Red Ames vs. Bill Vinton — Career Comparison

Red Ames
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Vinton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Red Ames built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Vinton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Vinton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.46 and WHIP 1.194 compared to 2.63 and 1.229 for Red Ames. By the career numbers, Bill Vinton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Red Ames and Bill Vinton

Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
1.5
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.06
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
1.04
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.06
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.52
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.49
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.47
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.54
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.29
52.29
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.22
47.22
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.04
69.04
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.59
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.97
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.1
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
934
2.63
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.46
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9594
27
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
942
27
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3198
9
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
9
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2896
8.15
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
8.66
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.15
8.15
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.66
8.66
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.12
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.2
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
1034
2.91
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.09
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1702
4.79
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
4.59
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.856
0.856
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.742
0.742
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.44
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.77
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.18
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13080
36.81
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1395
39.98
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.33
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1313
3.7
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
6.62
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.62
6.62
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.229
1.229
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.194
1.194
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11982
33.72
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1318
37.78
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.81
36.81
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.98
39.98

Fielding Stats for Red Ames and Bill Vinton

Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
3.49
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.1
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.05
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4128
27
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
978
27
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1376
9
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
326
9
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.7
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1000
6.54
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
2.21
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.48
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.47
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1181
7.72
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
3.04
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
7.24
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
2.57
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.73
93.73
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.55
84.55
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.077
2.077
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.325
2.325
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.02
30.02
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.16
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Red Ames and Bill Vinton

Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
533
285.03
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
37
157.45
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1122
600
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
141
600
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1014
542.25
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
570.21
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
76.47
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
15
63.83
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
65.78
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
12
51.06
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
5.35
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.77
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.74
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.6
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
10.7
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.77
Red Ames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36.98
19.78
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.97
12.65
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
94.12
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
18
76.6
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
109.09
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
22
93.62
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
27.81
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
68.09
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
33.69
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
38.3
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
59.89
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
106.38
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.79
11.66
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.87
-3.68
Red Ames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
32.62
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
29.79
Red Ames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ames
Career
Per 600 PA
374
200
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
140.43
Red Ames
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Red Ames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
25.13
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.67
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.53
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.21
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA