T. J. Tucker vs. Wally Whitehurst — Career Comparison

Wally Whitehurst built a career as a starting pitcher and T. J. Tucker 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 98 for T. J. Tucker and 97 for Wally Whitehurst, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 109 and 104 respectively. Role difference aside, the slight lean goes to T. J. Tucker — but these two were remarkably close on the shared metrics.