Kirk Rueter vs. Dave Wright — Career Comparison

Kirk Rueter
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Wright
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kirk Rueter built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Wright as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kirk Rueter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.27 and WHIP 1.416 compared to 18 and 2.889 for Dave Wright. By the career numbers, Kirk Rueter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kirk Rueter and Dave Wright

Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
1.6
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
1.58
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
0.61
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.43
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.56
58.56
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.82
98.82
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
911
4.27
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.48
15.48
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.469
0.469
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5754
27
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1918
9
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2092
9.82
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
23
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.82
9.82
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
23
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
1.03
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
2.73
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.19
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
818
3.84
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.778
0.778
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.12
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8210
38.52
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1004
4.71
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.44
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.28
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.02
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.394
1.394
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.889
2.889
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7450
34.96
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
49
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54

Fielding Stats for Kirk Rueter and Dave Wright

Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
1.6
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
1.58
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5754
27
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1918
9
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.63
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
2.06
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
581
2.73
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574
2.69
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.8
98.8
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.688
1.688
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.82
98.82
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.25
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kirk Rueter and Dave Wright

Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
349
282.97
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
740
600
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
622
504.32
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.447
0.447
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
77.03
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
69.73
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.3
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.3
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.76
14.4
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
59.55
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
84.32
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
98.92
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
35.68
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
32.43
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
68.11
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.98
9.71
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
77.49
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
21.89
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
105
85.14
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.05
7.05
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
69.73
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.05
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.3
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.81
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.81
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.62
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA