Tom Cheney vs. Jose Rijo — Career Comparison

Tom Cheney
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jose Rijo
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Tom Cheney and Jose Rijo are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 130 for Tom Cheney and 126 for Jose Rijo, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 112 and 116 respectively. If forced to pick, Jose Rijo gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Tom Cheney and Jose Rijo

Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.22
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
376
1.8
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.37
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.29
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.37
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.56
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.56
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.44
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.58
39.58
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.04
56.04
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.74
61.74
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.54
71.54
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.25
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.11
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
3.77
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
3.24
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.243
0.243
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1398
27
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5640
27
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
466
9
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1880
9
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
7.38
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1710
8.19
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.38
7.38
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.19
8.19
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.02
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.7
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
4.73
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
663
3.17
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.16
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
6.66
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1606
7.69
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.266
1.266
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.207
1.207
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.29
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.14
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.13
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.13
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1981
38.26
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7867
37.66
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.21
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
4.33
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
772
3.7
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.39
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.22
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.57
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.346
1.346
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.262
1.262
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1730
33.41
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7050
33.75
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.26
38.26
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.66
37.66

Fielding Stats for Tom Cheney and Jose Rijo

Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.22
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
376
1.8
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.37
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.29
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1398
27
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5640
27
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
466
9
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1880
9
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.44
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.69
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.06
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.19
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.64
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
1.94
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.51
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
1.88
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.76
91.76
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.678
0.678
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.043
1.043
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.74
61.74
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.54
71.54
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Cheney and Jose Rijo

Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
121
474.51
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
377
442.66
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
153
600
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
511
600
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
133
521.57
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
445
522.5
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
18
70.59
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
99.8
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
16
62.75
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
82.19
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.84
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
15.26
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.35
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.84
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
17.61
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
2.82
11.06
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.85
24.48
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
20
78.43
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
122.11
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
23
90.2
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
109.2
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
31.37
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
29.35
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
35.29
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
34.05
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
66.67
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
61.06
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.25
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.6
23.01
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
19.61
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
9.39
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
125.49
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
118.59
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
4.78
4.78
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.06
5.06
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
15
58.82
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
68.1
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
11.76
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.7
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.35
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.17
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.52
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67