John Montefusco vs Jose Rijo

John MontefuscoJose Rijo

John Montefusco and Jose Rijo compared on their MLB careers: John Montefusco played 13 seasons, 1974 to 1986, Jose Rijo 14 seasons, 1984 to 2002. John Montefusco has 90 wins to Jose Rijo's 116. Jose Rijo won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

John Montefusco and Jose Rijo career totals
298GP376
90W116
83L91
3.5ERA3.2
1652.1IP1,880
1,081K1,606
513BB663
1.3WHIP1.3
5SV3

Where each stands all time

John Montefusco and Jose Rijo all-time places
John MontefuscoAll-time rankJose Rijo
—Strikeouts (pitching)195th (1,606)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • John Montefusco: 0 championships; NL Rookie of the Year
  • Jose Rijo: 1 championship; World Series MVP

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

John Montefusco and Jose Rijo season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st1974324.811984284.76
2nd19751592.881985643.53
3rd197616142.8419869114.65
4th19777123.491987275.90
5th19781193.8119881382.39
6th1979383.941989762.84
7th1980484.3719901482.70
8th1981233.4919911562.51
9th198210114.00199215102.56
10th19831443.3119931492.48
11th1984533.581994963.08
12th19850010.291995544.17
13th1986002.192001002.12
14th————2002545.14

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA