Skel Roach vs. Rick Sutcliffe — Career Comparison

Skel Roach
Pre-GenerationalGermanyThrows RightBats RightEuropeChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rick Sutcliffe
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardRookie of the YearAll-Star

Rick Sutcliffe 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 4.08 and 1.415 for Rick Sutcliffe. 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 Rick Sutcliffe

Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
1.52
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
1.31
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
0.57
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.46
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.16
55.16
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.78
85.78
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.24
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.06
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1223
4.08
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8093
27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2697.2
9
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2662
8.88
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
0.79
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1081
3.61
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.25
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1679
5.6
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.023
1.023
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.33
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.15
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.13
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11548
38.53
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1324
4.42
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
0.37
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.3
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.62
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.556
1.556
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.388
1.388
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10222
34.1
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for Skel Roach and Rick Sutcliffe

Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
1.52
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
1.31
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8093
27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2697.2
9
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.7
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
1.35
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.06
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
632
2.11
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
615
2.05
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.31
97.31
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.346
1.346
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.78
85.78
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Skel Roach and Rick Sutcliffe

Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
466
425.57
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
657
600
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
562
513.24
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
93.15
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
68.49
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
20.09
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.91
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.65
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
24.66
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.93
29.16
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
126.03
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
126.03
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
38.36
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
50.23
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
84.93
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-61.6
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.36
25.9
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.83
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
31.05
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
130.59
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.59
4.59
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
49.32
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.57
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
15
13.7
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.65
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.65
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100