Rick Reed vs. Joe Vitelli — Career Comparison

Rick Reed
Baby BoomersWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Vitelli
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rick Reed built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Vitelli as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Vitelli posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.57 and WHIP 1.714 compared to 4.03 and 1.238 for Rick Reed. By the career numbers, Joe Vitelli had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rick Reed and Joe Vitelli

Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
1.59
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
5.14
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1.43
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.54
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.44
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.03
55.03
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.74
89.74
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
692
4.03
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.179
0.179
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4637
27
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1545.2
9
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1601
9.32
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
6.43
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.32
9.32
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
1.24
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
1.66
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.16
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.66
1.66
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
970
5.65
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.57
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.812
0.812
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.26
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6407
37.31
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
46.29
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
5.14
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
4.36
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
7.71
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.26
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.22
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.62
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.714
1.714
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5997
34.92
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
36
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.31
37.31
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.29
46.29

Fielding Stats for Rick Reed and Joe Vitelli

Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
1.6
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1.43
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4638
27
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1546
9
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.63
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.23
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.07
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.93
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
1.86
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.37
96.37
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.164
1.164
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.42
89.42
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Reed and Joe Vitelli

Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
454.14
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
1000
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
362
600
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
297
492.27
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
84.53
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
66.3
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
14.92
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.31
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
18.23
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.83
24.58
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
109.39
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
107.73
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
38.12
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
39.78
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
74.59
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.58
22.52
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.66
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
21.55
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
93
154.14
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.89
3.89
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
77.9
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.63
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA