Rudy Arias vs. Willie Cathey — Career Comparison

Rudy Arias
Silent GenerationCubaThrows LeftBats LeftCaribbeanChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Willie Cathey
UnknownThrows LeftBats LeftIndianapolis ClownsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Willie Cathey built a career as a starting pitcher and Rudy Arias as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rudy Arias posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.09 and WHIP 1.727 compared to 5.17 and 1.365 for Willie Cathey. By the career numbers, Rudy Arias had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rudy Arias and Willie Cathey

Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.95
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.62
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.81
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.32
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.09
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.17
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
10.02
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
9.86
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.02
10.02
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.86
9.86
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.43
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.49
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
4.09
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.43
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.43
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
5.73
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
6.47
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.988
0.988
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
40.91
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
39.61
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.66
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.81
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.7
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
6.31
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.31
6.31
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.97
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.568
1.568
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.365
1.365
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
36.61
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
36.7
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61

Fielding Stats for Rudy Arias and Willie Cathey

Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.95
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.62
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.81
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.61
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.05
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.62
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.66
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.78
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.66
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.62
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rudy Arias and Willie Cathey

Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
5100
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
10
240
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
600
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
528
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
3.58
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.42
-63.2
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.85
-20.4
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
48
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA