Roy Oswalt vs. Jake Reed — Career Comparison

Roy Oswalt
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jake Reed
MillenialArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Roy Oswalt built a career as a starting pitcher and Jake Reed as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Roy Oswalt posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.36 and WHIP 1.226 compared to 7.57 and 1.610 for Jake Reed. By the career numbers, Roy Oswalt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roy Oswalt and Jake Reed

Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
1.46
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.55
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1.37
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
0.65
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.41
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.51
61.51
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.42
93.42
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.36
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
7.57
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.57
7.57
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6736
27
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2245.1
9
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2199
8.81
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
10.54
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.54
10.54
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.79
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.32
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
2.08
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
3.62
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.14
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1852
7.42
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.42
7.42
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.9
7.9
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.056
1.056
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.281
1.281
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.12
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.32
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.99
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9301
37.28
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.63
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
897
3.6
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
8.89
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.89
8.89
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.42
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.23
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.81
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.211
1.211
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.573
1.573
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8539
34.23
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
36.88
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.28
37.28
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Roy Oswalt and Jake Reed

Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
366
1.47
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.55
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
1.37
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6742
27
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2247.1
9
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.68
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.24
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.99
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.95
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.32
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.92
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.99
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.16
98.16
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.103
0.103
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.44
93.44
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.12
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Oswalt and Jake Reed

Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
370
278.89
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
17400
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
796
600
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
657
495.23
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
76.13
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
70.1
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.28
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.03
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.7
15.6
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
83.67
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
100.25
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
22.61
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
27.14
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
48.99
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.77
11.89
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.77
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
20.35
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
181
136.43
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.4
4.4
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
79.9
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.52
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA