Julio Santana vs. Alfredo Simon — Career Comparison

Alfredo Simon built a career as a starting pitcher and Julio Santana as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Their run-prevention marks were nearly identical — ERA+ of 93 for Julio Santana and 91 for Alfredo Simon, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 84 and 88 respectively. Role difference aside, the slight lean goes to Alfredo Simon — but these two were remarkably close on the shared metrics.