Buz Phillips vs. Masato Yoshii — Career Comparison

Buz Phillips
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Masato Yoshii
Gen XJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Masato Yoshii built a career as a starting pitcher and Buz Phillips as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Masato Yoshii posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.62 and WHIP 1.380 compared to 8.04 and 1.969 for Buz Phillips. By the career numbers, Masato Yoshii had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Buz Phillips and Masato Yoshii

Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.89
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
1.93
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.4
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.38
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.56
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.51
40.51
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.84
72.84
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
8.04
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
4.62
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.04
8.04
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.85
7.85
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
27
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2272
27
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.2
9
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
757.1
9
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
14.02
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
805
9.57
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.02
14.02
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.57
9.57
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.24
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
1.33
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
3.71
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
2.64
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.21
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.85
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
5.31
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.618
0.618
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.883
0.883
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.2
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.27
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
44.52
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3219
38.25
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.65
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
9.07
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
4.85
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.07
9.07
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.38
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.3
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.95
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.356
1.356
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
40.6
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2917
34.67
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.52
44.52
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.25
38.25

Fielding Stats for Buz Phillips and Masato Yoshii

Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.93
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.4
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2272
27
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
757.1
9
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.61
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.03
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.71
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.64
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.83
95.83
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.852
0.852
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.84
72.84
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buz Phillips and Masato Yoshii

Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
646.15
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
393.52
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
600
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
600
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
495.55
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.231
1.231
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
276.92
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
60.73
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
51.01
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.29
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.43
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
9.72
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.69
170.23
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.43
10.77
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
461.54
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
75.3
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
276.92
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
85.02
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.231
1.231
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.429
1.429
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
24.29
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
31.58
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
53.44
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.99
184.04
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.66
-4.03
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.43
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
21.86
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 600 PA
76
184.62
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
80.16
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Masato Yoshii
Career
Per 600 PA
8
19.43
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.43
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.43
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.86
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Masato Yoshii
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50