Rich Rodriguez vs. Tony Saunders — Career Comparison

Rich Rodriguez
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tony Saunders
Gen XMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tony Saunders built a career as a starting pitcher and Rich Rodriguez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tony Saunders led in strikeout rate (K%+ 124 vs 71), home run suppression (HR9+ 131 vs 81), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 102 vs 85). Rich Rodriguez held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 107 vs 64). Role difference aside, Tony Saunders holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Rich Rodriguez and Tony Saunders

Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
8.56
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.61
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.59
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.44
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.31
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.62
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.49
58.49
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.14
35.14
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.39
98.39
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
3.81
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
4.56
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1922
27
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1037
27
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640.2
9
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
345.2
9
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
642
9.02
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
8.93
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.02
9.02
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.87
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.86
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
3.67
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
5.31
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.65
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
5.56
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
7.92
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.92
7.92
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.026
1.026
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.28
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.17
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2750
38.63
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1542
40.15
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
2.05
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
4.27
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
5.1
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.44
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.24
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.42
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.07
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.582
1.582
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2429
34.12
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1294
33.69
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.15
40.15

Fielding Stats for Rich Rodriguez and Tony Saunders

Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
8.56
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.61
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.59
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1922
27
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1037
27
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640.2
9
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
345.2
9
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.53
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.47
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.56
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.89
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2.18
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.46
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
2.09
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.35
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.13
96.13
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.839
0.839
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.39
98.39
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rich Rodriguez and Tony Saunders

Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
610
10457.14
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
62
885.71
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
600
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
28
480
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
557.14
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
71.43
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
57.14
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
-0
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
27.03
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
114.29
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
100
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
2
28.57
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
2
28.57
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.78
-13.37
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
10.17
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
2
28.57
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
154.29
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
19
271.43
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.89
3.89
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
2.21
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA