Jim Bagby vs. Fred Rath Jr. — Career Comparison

Jim Bagby
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred Rath Jr.
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Bagby built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Rath Jr. as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Rath Jr. posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.69 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 3.11 and 1.286 for Jim Bagby. By the career numbers, Fred Rath Jr. had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bagby and Fred Rath Jr.

Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
1.56
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
1.03
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.63
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.43
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.07
59.07
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.82
65.82
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.66
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.14
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
629
3.11
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5465
27
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1821.2
9
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1884
9.31
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.13
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.31
9.31
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.23
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
2.26
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
2.22
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.498
0.498
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.09
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.16
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7533
37.22
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
38.81
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.45
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
769
3.8
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7042
34.79
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
33.75
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.22
37.22
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Jim Bagby and Fred Rath Jr.

Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
27
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
9
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
547
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.16
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.665
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bagby and Fred Rath Jr.

Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
325
269.34
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
724
600
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
660
546.96
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.586
0.586
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
119.34
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.7
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
29.01
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.97
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.66
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
35.64
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52.64
43.63
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
163.26
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
147.51
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.555
0.555
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
57.18
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
49.72
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
105.25
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.56
46.04
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.66
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
26.52
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
75.41
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.96
7.96
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.86
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.49
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.49
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA