Mike Paxton vs. Mike Venafro — Career Comparison

Mike Paxton
Baby BoomersTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Venafro
Gen XMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mike Paxton 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 Paxton led in strikeout rate (K%+ 95 vs 67), walk avoidance (BB%+ 124 vs 113), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 111 vs 109). Mike Venafro held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 253 vs 133). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Mike Paxton.

Pitching Stats for Mike Paxton and Mike Venafro

Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
1.91
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
10.91
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.22
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.58
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.46
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.56
55.56
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
4.71
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
4.09
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1399
27
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
27
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466.1
9
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
253.1
9
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
536
10.34
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.38
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.34
10.34
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.38
9.38
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.73
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.53
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
2.82
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
3.34
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.17
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
230
4.44
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
4.65
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.806
0.806
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.888
0.888
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.25
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.75
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2047
39.51
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1107
39.33
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.17
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.42
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
5.23
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
4.58
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.33
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.64
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.31
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.463
1.463
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.413
1.413
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1857
35.84
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
34.28
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.51
39.51
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.33
39.33

Fielding Stats for Mike Paxton and Mike Venafro

Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
1.91
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
10.91
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.22
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1399
27
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
27
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466.1
9
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
253.1
9
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.75
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.43
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
1.06
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.85
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
1.83
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.49
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
1.81
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.27
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.95
98.95
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.209
0.209
Mike Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Paxton and Mike Venafro

Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
99
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
307
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA