Mike Paul vs. Mike Venafro — Career Comparison

Mike Paul
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Venafro
Gen XMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mike Paul built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Venafro as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Venafro led in home run suppression (HR9+ 253 vs 156), walk avoidance (BB%+ 113 vs 93), and run prevention (ERA+ 113 vs 107). Mike Paul held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 110 vs 67). Role difference aside, Mike Venafro holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Mike Paul and Mike Venafro

Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
3.27
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
10.91
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.1
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.39
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.53
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.69
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.77
33.77
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
3.91
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
4.09
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1883
27
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
27
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627.2
9
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
253.1
9
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
8.88
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
9.38
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.86
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.53
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
3.53
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
3.34
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.52
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.39
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
6.48
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
4.65
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.48
6.48
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.888
0.888
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.27
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.75
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2701
38.73
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
39.33
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.85
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.42
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
4.29
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
4.58
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.32
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.24
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.16
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.31
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.378
1.378
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.413
1.413
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2397
34.37
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
34.28
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.73
38.73
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33

Fielding Stats for Mike Paul and Mike Venafro

Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
3.28
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
10.91
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.1
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1884
27
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
27
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
628
9
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
253.1
9
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.27
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.43
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
1.09
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.85
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
1.42
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.49
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
1.36
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.27
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.96
95.96
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.415
0.415
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.209
0.209
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.62
33.62
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Paul and Mike Venafro

Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PAverified
229
858.75
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
307
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
600
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
555
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
63.75
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
52.5
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.25
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.25
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.79
10.45
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
75
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
82.5
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
30
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
33.75
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.91
-7.15
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.75
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
56
210
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.86
2.86
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.25
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.75
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA