Joe Presko vs. Chris Reitsma — Career Comparison

Joe Presko
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Reitsma
Gen XMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Presko built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Reitsma as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Presko posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.61 and WHIP 1.428 compared to 4.7 and 1.456 for Chris Reitsma. By the career numbers, Joe Presko had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Presko and Chris Reitsma

Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
2.35
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
5
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.12
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.78
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.46
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.47
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.68
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.68
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.32
40.32
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.03
41.03
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.66
47.66
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.68
15.68
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.28
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.55
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
4.61
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
4.7
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1471
27
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1827
27
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
490.1
9
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
609
9
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
9.38
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
696
10.29
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.38
9.38
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.29
10.29
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.05
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.12
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
3.45
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
2.42
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.4
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
3.71
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
5.31
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.795
0.795
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.859
0.859
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.2
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.27
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.26
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.24
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2140
39.28
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2657
39.27
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.53
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.68
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.92
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
5.23
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.43
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.34
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.71
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.426
1.426
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.412
1.412
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1938
35.57
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2425
35.84
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.09
2.09
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.28
39.28
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.27
39.27

Fielding Stats for Joe Presko and Chris Reitsma

Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
12.34
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
5
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.58
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.78
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
27
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1827
27
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
9
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
609
9
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.8
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.52
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.46
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
1.37
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
9.64
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
1.94
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
9.26
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
1.89
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.71
97.71
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.379
0.379
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.68
15.68
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.68
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Presko and Chris Reitsma

Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
130
458.82
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
1942.86
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
600
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
105
600
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
550.59
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
87
497.14
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
95.29
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.43
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
88.24
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
8
45.71
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.06
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.71
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.06
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.71
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.13
18.12
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
6.69
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
102.35
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
10
57.14
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
120
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
13
74.29
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.76
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.14
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.65
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.57
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
49.41
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
8
45.71
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.18
14.76
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.81
-10.33
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.71
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24.71
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.14
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
91.76
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
42
240
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.54
6.54
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
7
24.71
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
80
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.12
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.43
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA