Joe Samuels vs. Rob Tejeda — Career Comparison

Joe Samuels
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rob Tejeda
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rob Tejeda built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Samuels as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rob Tejeda posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.42 and WHIP 1.477 compared to 16.5 and 2.667 for Joe Samuels. By the career numbers, Rob Tejeda had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Samuels and Rob Tejeda

Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
3.79
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.08
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.47
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.55
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
46
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.49
28.49
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
16.5
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
4.42
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.5
16.5
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.58
12.58
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.83
7.83
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1326
27
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
9
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
15
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
8.08
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.96
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
5.01
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.2
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
7.55
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.55
7.55
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.167
1.167
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.396
1.396
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.63
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.43
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
46.5
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1946
39.62
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.81
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
16.5
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
4.89
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.5
16.5
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.43
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.67
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.667
2.667
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.455
1.455
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
37.5
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1647
33.54
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.5
46.5
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.62
39.62

Fielding Stats for Joe Samuels and Rob Tejeda

Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
3.79
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.08
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1326
27
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
9
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.39
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.81
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.32
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.2
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.77
90.77
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.49
28.49
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Samuels and Rob Tejeda

Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1200
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186
3487.5
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
468.75
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
6.52
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.57
-10.59
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
13
243.75
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
2.46
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
131.25
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA