Skel Roach vs. Ryan Vogelsong — Career Comparison

Skel Roach
Pre-GenerationalGermanyThrows RightBats RightEuropeChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ryan Vogelsong
Gen XNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ryan Vogelsong 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 4.48 and 1.437 for Ryan Vogelsong. 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 Ryan Vogelsong

Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
2.19
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
1.35
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.46
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.57
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.85
44.85
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.94
61.94
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
592
4.48
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3570
27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1190
9
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1204
9.11
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.11
9.11
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.98
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
471
3.56
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.26
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
900
6.81
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.81
6.81
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.23
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.48
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5204
39.36
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.38
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
641
4.85
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.43
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.76
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.556
1.556
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4576
34.61
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Skel Roach and Ryan Vogelsong

Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
2.19
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
1.35
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3570
27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1190
9
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.54
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
1
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.6
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.54
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.68
96.68
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.706
0.706
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.94
61.94
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.11
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Skel Roach and Ryan Vogelsong

Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
468.45
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
374
600
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
311
498.93
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
68.98
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
52.94
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
14.44
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.6
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
16.04
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.01
17.66
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
88.24
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
102.67
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
38.5
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
19.25
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
56.15
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-61.6
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.82
9.34
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.02
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
25.67
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 600 PA
133
213.37
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 600 PA
2.81
2.81
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
65.78
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.6
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.42
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Vogelsong
Career
Per 600 PA