Skel Roach vs. Mike Sirotka — Career Comparison

Skel Roach
Pre-GenerationalGermanyThrows RightBats RightEuropeChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Sirotka
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Sirotka built a career as a starting pitcher and Skel Roach as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Skel Roach posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.556 compared to 4.31 and 1.427 for Mike Sirotka. By the career numbers, Skel Roach had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Skel Roach and Mike Sirotka

Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
1.58
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.41
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.57
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.53
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.72
51.72
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.8
88.8
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
4.31
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2131
27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
710.1
9
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
803
10.17
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.17
10.17
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.09
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
2.62
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
5.51
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.51
5.51
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.904
0.904
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.23
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3056
38.72
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
5.04
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.19
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.01
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.556
1.556
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2803
35.51
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.314
0.314
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.72
38.72

Fielding Stats for Skel Roach and Mike Sirotka

Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
1.58
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.41
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2131
27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
710.1
9
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.1
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.47
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.37
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.864
0.864
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.8
88.8
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Skel Roach and Mike Sirotka

Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
3947.37
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
600
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
536.84
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
7.36
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-61.6
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.09
-2.93
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 600 PA
6
189.47
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 600 PA