Jim Otten vs. Pete Vuckovich — Career Comparison

Jim Otten
Baby BoomersMontanaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pete Vuckovich
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young Award

Pete Vuckovich built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Otten as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Pete Vuckovich led in home run suppression (HR9+ 142 vs 90), run prevention (ERA+ 98 vs 63), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 90). Role difference aside, Pete Vuckovich holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jim Otten and Pete Vuckovich

Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
4.85
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.77
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.15
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.58
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.43
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.41
57.41
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.81
7.81
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.03
65.03
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.23
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
5.46
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
3.66
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
27
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4366
27
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
118.2
9
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1455.1
9
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
11.38
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1454
8.99
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.38
11.38
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.53
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.66
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
5.08
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
3.37
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.06
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.18
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
5.69
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
882
5.45
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.197
1.197
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.981
0.981
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.28
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.22
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
41.79
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6189
38.27
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.74
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.41
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
6.29
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
4.11
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.29
6.29
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.41
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.25
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.06
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.77
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.829
1.829
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.374
1.374
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
35.65
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5501
34.02
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.369
0.369
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27

Fielding Stats for Jim Otten and Pete Vuckovich

Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
4.85
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.77
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.15
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
27
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4366
27
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
118.2
9
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1455.1
9
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.54
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.29
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
1.37
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.13
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.37
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
2.04
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.29
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.91
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.64
93.64
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.81
7.81
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.03
65.03
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Otten and Pete Vuckovich

Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
4800
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
286
724.05
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
600
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
526.58
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
83.54
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
65.82
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.72
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.72
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
9.59
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.36
16.09
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
101.27
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
91.14
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
37.97
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.91
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
70.89
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.81
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
8.22
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.59
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
49
124.05
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
4.84
4.84
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
60.76
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.06
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.59
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.53
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.53
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100