Luther Roy vs. Kirk Rueter — Career Comparison

Luther Roy
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kirk Rueter
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Luther Roy and Kirk Rueter are fairly close on the surface numbers. Kirk Rueter posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.27 vs 7.17) and WHIP (1.416 vs 1.893). Luther Roy had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.79 per nine innings vs 1.03). By the career numbers, Kirk Rueter had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Luther Roy and Kirk Rueter

Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.95
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
1.6
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.95
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
1.58
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.32
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.61
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.63
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.43
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.56
58.56
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.14
32.14
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.82
98.82
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
7.17
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
911
4.27
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
512
27
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5754
27
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
170.2
9
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1918
9
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
12.18
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2092
9.82
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.18
12.18
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.82
9.82
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.79
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
1.03
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
4.85
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
2.73
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.19
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.9
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
3.84
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.32
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.12
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
827
43.61
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8210
38.52
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.05
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
8.28
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1004
4.71
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.28
8.28
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.44
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.28
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.02
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.893
1.893
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.394
1.394
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
731
38.55
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7450
34.96
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.61
43.61
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52

Fielding Stats for Luther Roy and Kirk Rueter

Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.6
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
1.58
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5754
27
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1918
9
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.63
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
2.06
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
581
2.73
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
2.69
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.3
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.8
98.8
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.929
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.688
1.688
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.82
98.82
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.25
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luther Roy and Kirk Rueter

Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
550.82
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
349
282.97
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
61
600
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
740
600
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
521.31
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
622
504.32
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.648
0.648
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.447
0.447
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
137.7
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
77.03
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
137.7
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
69.73
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.3
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.3
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
51.91
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.76
14.4
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
137.7
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
84.32
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
206.56
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
98.92
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.614
0.614
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
29.51
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
35.68
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
49.18
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
32.43
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
78.69
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
68.11
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.88
67.7
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.98
9.71
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
68.85
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
21.89
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
98.36
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
85.14
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
6.1
6.1
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.05
7.05
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.84
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
69.73
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.05
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.3
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.81
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.81
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.62
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50