Skel Roach vs. Mario Soto — Career Comparison

Skel Roach
Pre-GenerationalGermanyThrows RightBats RightEuropeChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mario Soto
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mario Soto 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 3.47 and 1.215 for Mario Soto. 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 Mario Soto

Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.54
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
1.17
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.52
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.48
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.08
52.08
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.42
75.42
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.37
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
667
3.47
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5191
27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1730.1
9
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1395
7.26
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.26
7.26
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.89
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
657
3.42
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.26
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
7.54
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.54
7.54
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.19
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.15
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.1
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7147
37.17
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
732
3.81
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.38
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.28
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.36
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.556
1.556
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.186
1.186
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6336
32.96
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.17
37.17

Fielding Stats for Skel Roach and Mario Soto

Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.54
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.17
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5191
27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1730.1
9
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.49
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.06
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.11
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
1.66
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.55
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.13
93.13
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.003
1.003
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.76
75.76
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mario Soto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Skel Roach and Mario Soto

Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
301.49
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
603
600
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
530
527.36
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
69.65
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
54.73
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
12.94
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.93
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.8
13.73
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
87.56
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
82.59
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
31.84
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
23.88
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
54.73
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-61.6
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
1.64
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.99
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.95
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Mario Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
166
165.17
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Mario Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
3.63
3.63
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
57.71
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.99
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mario Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.99
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mario Soto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Mario Soto
Career
Per 600 PA