Kurt Ainsworth vs. Lance Rautzhan — Career Comparison

Kurt Ainsworth
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lance Rautzhan
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kurt Ainsworth built a career as a starting pitcher and Lance Rautzhan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lance Rautzhan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.9 and WHIP 1.595 compared to 5.19 and 1.555 for Kurt Ainsworth. By the career numbers, Lance Rautzhan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kurt Ainsworth and Lance Rautzhan

Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.06
Lance Rautzhan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
7.89
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.56
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.57
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.57
Lance Rautzhan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.38
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Lance Rautzhan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.86
75.86
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Rautzhan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.67
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
5.19
Lance Rautzhan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.9
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Lance Rautzhan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Lance Rautzhan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Lance Rautzhan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Lance Rautzhan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
27
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
27
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126.2
9
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.2
9
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
9.66
Lance Rautzhan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
9.32
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.66
9.66
Lance Rautzhan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Lance Rautzhan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Lance Rautzhan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Lance Rautzhan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.01
0.01
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
4.33
Lance Rautzhan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
4.47
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
6.39
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
4.28
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.39
6.39
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.192
1.192
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.972
0.972
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.5
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.67
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.57
Lance Rautzhan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
40.43
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
39.36
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Lance Rautzhan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.14
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
5.54
Lance Rautzhan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
4.18
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Lance Rautzhan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Lance Rautzhan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.38
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.78
Lance Rautzhan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.14
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.555
1.555
Lance Rautzhan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.532
1.532
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
34.82
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
33.75
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Lance Rautzhan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.43
40.43
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Kurt Ainsworth and Lance Rautzhan

Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.06
Lance Rautzhan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
7.89
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.56
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
27
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
27
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126.2
9
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.2
9
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.57
Lance Rautzhan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.24
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Lance Rautzhan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.19
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.71
Lance Rautzhan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.61
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.71
Lance Rautzhan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.42
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.74
94.74
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.828
0.828
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.434
0.434
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.86
75.86
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Lance Rautzhan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kurt Ainsworth and Lance Rautzhan

Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
30
545.45
Lance Rautzhan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
7114.29
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
600
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
509.09
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
4.1
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.24
-22.63
Lance Rautzhan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.46
-39.34
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
145.45
Lance Rautzhan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.13
4.13
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
90.91
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA