Eduardo Salazar vs. Rick Sawyer — Career Comparison

Eduardo Salazar
Gen ZVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rick Sawyer
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rick Sawyer built a career as a starting pitcher and Eduardo Salazar as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rick Sawyer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.49 and WHIP 1.717 compared to 5.99 and 1.868 for Eduardo Salazar. By the career numbers, Rick Sawyer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Eduardo Salazar and Rick Sawyer

Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
8.15
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
3.32
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.9
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.54
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.25
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.03
27.03
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
5.99
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
4.49
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
27
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
27
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.2
9
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200.1
9
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
12.35
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
10.29
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.35
12.35
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.29
10.29
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.15
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.76
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
4.46
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
4.31
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.85
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
3.68
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.274
1.274
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.64
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.63
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.76
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.36
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
43.81
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
895
40.21
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.91
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.81
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
6.5
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
4.85
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.85
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.51
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.22
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.89
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.81
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.868
1.868
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.622
1.622
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
37.95
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
767
34.46
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.376
0.376
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.81
43.81
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.21
40.21

Fielding Stats for Eduardo Salazar and Rick Sawyer

Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
8.15
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
3.32
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.9
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
27
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
27
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.2
9
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200.1
9
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.51
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.66
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.71
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.29
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
2.07
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.17
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.98
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.595
0.595
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.03
27.03
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eduardo Salazar and Rick Sawyer

Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
64
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
765.52
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
600
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
455.17
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.578
0.578
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
82.76
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
82.76
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
27.66
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
82.76
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
155.17
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.476
0.476
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
41.38
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
41.38
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
82.76
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.65
37.79
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
103.45
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.8
5.8
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA