Frank Bates vs. Octavio Dotel — Career Comparison

Looking at the career totals, Frank Bates and Octavio Dotel are fairly close on the surface numbers. Octavio Dotel posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.78 vs 6.33) and WHIP (1.279 vs 2.082). Frank Bates had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.28 per nine innings vs 1.11). By the career numbers, Octavio Dotel had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.