Kurt Ainsworth vs. Troy Cate — Career Comparison

Kurt Ainsworth
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Troy Cate
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kurt Ainsworth built a career as a starting pitcher and Troy Cate as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Troy Cate posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.688 compared to 5.19 and 1.555 for Kurt Ainsworth. By the career numbers, Troy Cate had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kurt Ainsworth and Troy Cate

Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
2.06
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7.88
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.56
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.43
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.57
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.86
75.86
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
5.19
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.38
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
5.1
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
27
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126.2
9
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
9.66
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
10.13
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.66
9.66
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
4.33
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
5.06
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
6.39
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
6.75
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.192
1.192
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.5
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.57
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
569
40.43
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
41.63
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.25
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
5.54
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.94
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.43
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.78
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.555
1.555
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.688
1.688
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
34.82
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
34.88
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.43
40.43
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63

Fielding Stats for Kurt Ainsworth and Troy Cate

Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
2.06
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7.88
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.56
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
27
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126.2
9
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.57
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.14
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.71
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.71
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.828
0.828
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.86
75.86
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kurt Ainsworth and Troy Cate

Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
545.45
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
8400
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
600
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
509.09
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
4.1
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.24
-22.63
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
8
145.45
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.13
4.13
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA