Roy Oswalt vs. Eduardo Salazar — Career Comparison

Roy Oswalt
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Eduardo Salazar
Gen ZVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Roy Oswalt built a career as a starting pitcher and Eduardo Salazar 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 5.99 and 1.868 for Eduardo Salazar. 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 Eduardo Salazar

Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
1.46
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
8.15
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1.37
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.65
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.41
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.25
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.51
61.51
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.42
93.42
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.36
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
5.99
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6736
27
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
27
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2245.1
9
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.2
9
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2199
8.81
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
12.35
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.35
12.35
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.79
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.15
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
2.08
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
4.46
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.14
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1852
7.42
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
7
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.42
7.42
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.056
1.056
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.274
1.274
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.12
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.64
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.32
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.76
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9301
37.28
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
43.81
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.91
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
897
3.6
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
6.5
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.42
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.23
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.51
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
0.81
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.89
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.211
1.211
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.868
1.868
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8539
34.23
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
37.95
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.376
0.376
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.28
37.28
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.81
43.81

Fielding Stats for Roy Oswalt and Eduardo Salazar

Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
366
1.47
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
8.15
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
1.37
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6742
27
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
27
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2247.1
9
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.2
9
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.68
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.51
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
1.24
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.66
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488
1.95
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.29
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
479
1.92
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.17
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.16
98.16
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.44
93.44
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.12
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Oswalt and Eduardo Salazar

Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
278.89
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
64
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
796
600
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
657
495.23
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
76.13
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
70.1
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.28
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.03
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.7
15.6
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
83.67
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
100.25
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
22.61
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
27.14
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
48.99
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.77
11.89
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.77
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
20.35
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
181
136.43
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.4
4.4
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
79.9
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.52
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA