Jim Bagby Jr. vs. Bill Rotes — Career Comparison

Jim Bagby Jr.
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bill Rotes
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Bagby Jr. 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. Jim Bagby Jr. posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.96 and WHIP 1.454 compared to 7.6 and 2.044 for Bill Rotes. By the career numbers, Jim Bagby Jr. had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bagby Jr. and Bill Rotes

Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
1.64
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.19
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
1.07
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.13
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.52
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.52
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.71
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.26
50.26
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.41
29.41
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.35
65.35
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.45
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.01
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
733
3.96
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
7.6
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.6
7.6
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.82
7.82
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4999
27
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
27
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1666.1
9
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
151.2
9
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1815
9.8
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
14.48
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.8
9.8
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.48
14.48
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.53
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
3.28
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
3.92
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
2.33
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.31
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.624
0.624
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.14
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.15
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7266
39.24
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
45.63
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.35
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
849
4.59
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
10.27
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.27
10.27
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.044
2.044
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6630
35.81
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
693
41.12
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.65
8.65
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.24
39.24
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.63
45.63

Fielding Stats for Jim Bagby Jr. and Bill Rotes

Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.18
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
27
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
9
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.54
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
504
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.01
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.72
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.63
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.29
85.29
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.58
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bagby Jr. and Bill Rotes

Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
322
291.4
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
153.85
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
663
600
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
78
600
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
620
561.09
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
70
538.46
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.541
0.541
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.449
0.449
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
126.7
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
9
69.23
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
107.69
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
6
46.15
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
14.48
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.69
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.81
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.38
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.71
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
19
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.08
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36.82
33.32
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
3.62
27.84
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
152.94
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
14
107.69
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
136.65
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
17
130.77
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
53.39
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
6
46.15
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
50.68
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
53.85
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
101.36
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
13
100
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.11
36.3
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
20.53
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.71
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.24
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
61.54
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
61.54
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
200
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.75
9.75
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
28.96
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
14
12.67
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA