Hector Rondon vs. Ed Whitson — Career Comparison

Hector Rondon
MillenialVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Whitson
Baby BoomersTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ed Whitson built a career as a starting pitcher and Hector Rondon as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Hector Rondon led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 144 vs 93), run prevention (ERA+ 127 vs 83), and home run suppression (HR9+ 100 vs 77). Role difference aside, Hector Rondon holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Hector Rondon and Ed Whitson

Hector Rondon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Hector Rondon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
9.17
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.82
Hector Rondon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
1.34
Hector Rondon
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.5
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.51
Hector Rondon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.41
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.49
Hector Rondon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.6
50.6
Hector Rondon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.67
73.67
Hector Rondon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.14
Hector Rondon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Hector Rondon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.9
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Hector Rondon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
3.49
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
944
3.79
Hector Rondon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Hector Rondon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Hector Rondon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Hector Rondon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Hector Rondon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1308
27
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6720
27
Hector Rondon
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
9
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2240
9
Hector Rondon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
8.05
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2240
9
Hector Rondon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.05
8.05
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Hector Rondon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
1.03
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.85
Hector Rondon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Hector Rondon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Hector Rondon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.77
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
698
2.8
Hector Rondon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.23
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.22
Hector Rondon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Hector Rondon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
9.1
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1266
5.09
Hector Rondon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Hector Rondon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Hector Rondon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.877
0.877
Hector Rondon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.13
Hector Rondon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.29
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Hector Rondon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
Hector Rondon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1819
37.55
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9479
38.09
Hector Rondon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
3.92
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.19
Hector Rondon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
3.8
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1045
4.2
Hector Rondon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Hector Rondon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.21
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.41
Hector Rondon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.19
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.31
Hector Rondon
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.58
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.64
Hector Rondon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.202
1.202
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.312
1.312
Hector Rondon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1652
34.1
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8573
34.45
Hector Rondon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Hector Rondon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Hector Rondon
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Hector Rondon and Ed Whitson

Hector Rondon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Hector Rondon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
9.17
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.82
Hector Rondon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.33
Hector Rondon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1308
27
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6720
27
Hector Rondon
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
9
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2240
9
Hector Rondon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.97
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.49
Hector Rondon
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.09
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
1.1
Hector Rondon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.08
Hector Rondon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.06
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
1.68
Hector Rondon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.06
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
1.6
Hector Rondon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.98
94.98
Hector Rondon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.878
0.878
Hector Rondon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.45
73.45
Hector Rondon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Hector Rondon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hector Rondon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hector Rondon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hector Rondon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hector Rondon and Ed Whitson

Hector Rondon
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Hector Rondon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
444
88800
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
461
411
Hector Rondon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
673
600
Hector Rondon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
576
513.52
Hector Rondon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Hector Rondon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Hector Rondon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
64.19
Hector Rondon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
55.27
Hector Rondon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.02
Hector Rondon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Rondon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.89
Hector Rondon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.92
Hector Rondon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Hector Rondon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Hector Rondon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Hector Rondon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.81
11.42
Hector Rondon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
74.89
Hector Rondon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
80.24
Hector Rondon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Hector Rondon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Hector Rondon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Hector Rondon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Hector Rondon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Hector Rondon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Hector Rondon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Hector Rondon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
21.4
Hector Rondon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
24.07
Hector Rondon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
44.58
Hector Rondon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
80.16
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.71
-0.63
Hector Rondon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Rondon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
16.05
Hector Rondon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Rondon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
169
150.67
Hector Rondon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Hector Rondon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Hector Rondon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
70.43
Hector Rondon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Rondon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.67
Hector Rondon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Rondon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Rondon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hector Rondon
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA