Jack Armstrong vs. Bill Rotes — Career Comparison

Jack Armstrong
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bill Rotes
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jack Armstrong built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Rotes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack Armstrong posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.58 and WHIP 1.458 compared to 7.6 and 2.044 for Bill Rotes. By the career numbers, Jack Armstrong had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Armstrong and Bill Rotes

Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.74
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.19
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.49
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.13
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.46
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.74
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.71
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.1
38.1
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.41
29.41
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.53
85.53
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.01
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
4.58
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
7.6
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.6
7.6
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.82
7.82
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2360
27
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
27
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
786.2
9
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
151.2
9
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
9.23
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
14.48
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.23
9.23
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.48
14.48
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.17
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.59
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
3.65
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
3.92
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.24
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
5.83
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.31
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.83
5.83
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.054
1.054
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.21
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.15
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3450
39.47
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
45.63
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
5.02
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
10.27
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.27
10.27
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.39
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.4
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.42
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.431
1.431
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.044
2.044
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3044
34.83
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
693
41.12
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.65
8.65
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.47
39.47
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.63
45.63

Fielding Stats for Jack Armstrong and Bill Rotes

Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.74
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.18
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.49
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2360
27
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
456
27
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
786.2
9
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
9
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.71
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
1.27
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.54
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
2.07
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.01
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
1.98
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.72
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.58
95.58
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.29
85.29
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.138
1.138
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.53
85.53
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Armstrong and Bill Rotes

Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
426.98
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
153.85
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
600
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
78
600
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
516.28
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
538.46
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
58.6
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
69.23
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
53.02
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
6
46.15
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.58
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.69
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.38
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.58
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.08
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
2.16
6.02
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
27.84
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
64.19
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
107.69
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
69.77
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
130.77
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
22.33
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.15
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
22.33
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
53.85
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
44.65
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
100
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.73
-13.19
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
20.53
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.58
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.58
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
61.54
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
83
231.63
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
200
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
2.59
2.59
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
72.56
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
6
16.74
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA