Luther Roy vs. Mike Ryba — Career Comparison

Luther Roy
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Ryba
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Luther Roy built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Ryba as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Ryba posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.358 compared to 7.17 and 1.893 for Luther Roy. By the career numbers, Mike Ryba had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luther Roy and Mike Ryba

Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.95
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
2.76
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.95
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.41
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.32
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.6
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.63
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.39
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.47
60.47
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.14
32.14
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.18
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.18
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
7.17
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
3.66
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
512
27
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2351
27
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
170.2
9
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
783.2
9
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
12.18
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
817
9.38
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.18
12.18
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.38
9.38
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.79
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.54
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
4.85
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
2.84
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.9
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
3.53
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.707
0.707
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.32
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.16
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
827
43.61
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3352
38.5
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.05
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.52
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
8.28
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
4.38
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.28
8.28
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.893
1.893
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
731
38.55
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3098
35.58
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.61
43.61
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Luther Roy and Mike Ryba

Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.3
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.22
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.929
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.98
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Luther Roy and Mike Ryba

Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
550.82
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
250
519.03
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
61
600
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
600
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
521.31
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
512.8
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.648
0.648
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0.606
0.606
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
137.7
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
120.42
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
137.7
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
107.96
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.46
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.46
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
51.91
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.35
38.1
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
137.7
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
132.87
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
206.56
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
166.09
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.614
0.614
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0.557
0.557
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
29.51
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
37.37
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
49.18
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
49.83
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
8
78.69
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
87.2
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.88
67.7
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.73
47.19
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
68.85
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
45.67
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
98.36
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
64.36
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
6.1
6.1
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.32
9.32
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.84
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
41.52
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.38
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA