Frank Bates vs. Alex Fernandez — Career Comparison

Frank Bates
Pre-GenerationalTennesseeThrows RightNorth AmericaCleveland SpidersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Alex Fernandez
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Alex Fernandez built a career as a starting pitcher and Frank Bates as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alex Fernandez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.74 and WHIP 1.292 compared to 6.33 and 2.082 for Frank Bates. By the career numbers, Alex Fernandez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Frank Bates and Alex Fernandez

Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.23
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
1.34
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.09
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.33
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.55
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.9
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.44
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.64
13.64
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.15
55.15
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.46
88.46
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.24
99.24
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.99
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.17
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
6.33
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
731
3.74
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.77
7.77
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
572
27
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5281
27
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
190.2
9
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1760.1
9
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
13.03
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1693
8.66
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.03
13.03
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.66
8.66
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.28
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
0.97
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
5.71
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
2.82
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.15
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.85
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1252
6.4
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.4
6.4
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.729
0.729
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.19
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.13
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.18
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
964
45.5
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7370
37.68
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
9.35
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
804
4.11
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.31
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.25
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.72
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.082
2.082
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
38.66
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6674
34.12
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.62
7.62
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.5
45.5
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.68
37.68

Fielding Stats for Frank Bates and Alex Fernandez

Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.18
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
1.34
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.33
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
642
27
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5281
27
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
9
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1760.1
9
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.76
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.64
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.98
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.52
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.46
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
3.2
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437
2.23
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
2.73
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
422
2.16
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.53
85.53
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.57
96.57
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.321
2.321
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.605
1.605
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.24
99.24
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.16
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Bates and Alex Fernandez

Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
27
178.02
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
1093.15
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
91
600
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
77
507.69
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
517.81
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.586
0.586
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
105.49
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
90.41
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
98.9
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
45.21
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.59
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
32.88
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.33
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.59
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.34
41.77
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.5
39.05
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
17
112.09
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
160.27
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
191.21
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
127.4
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.537
0.537
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
59.34
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
7
28.77
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
5
32.97
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.53
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
92.31
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
73.97
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.77
51.26
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
7.35
30.2
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.59
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
79.12
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
9
36.99
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
138.46
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
35
143.84
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
4.17
4.17
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.59
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
16.44
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA