Frank Bates vs. Joe Fontenot — Career Comparison

Frank Bates
Pre-GenerationalTennesseeThrows RightNorth AmericaCleveland SpidersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Fontenot
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Fontenot 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. Frank Bates posted a career ERA of 6.33 against Joe Fontenot's 6.33, with WHIP of 2.082 and 1.805 respectively. The raw numbers call this too close to separate — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Frank Bates and Joe Fontenot

Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.23
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.69
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.09
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.69
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.9
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.48
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.64
13.64
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.46
88.46
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.99
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
6.33
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.33
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.77
7.77
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.83
6.83
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
572
27
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
27
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190.2
9
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.2
9
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
13.03
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
11.81
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.03
13.03
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.81
11.81
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.28
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.05
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
5.71
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.22
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.85
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.06
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.729
0.729
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.27
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.13
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.05
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
964
45.5
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
43.03
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
9.35
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
7.17
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.17
7.17
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.63
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.27
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.082
2.082
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.781
1.781
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
38.66
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
36.91
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.62
7.62
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.349
0.349
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.5
45.5
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.03
43.03

Fielding Stats for Frank Bates and Joe Fontenot

Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.18
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.69
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.69
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
642
27
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
27
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
9
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.2
9
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.76
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.84
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.98
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.9
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.46
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
3.2
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.74
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
2.73
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.74
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.53
85.53
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.321
2.321
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.625
1.625
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Bates and Joe Fontenot

Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
178.02
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
436.36
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
600
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
507.69
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
105.49
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
98.9
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.59
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.59
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.34
41.77
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
112.09
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
191.21
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
59.34
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
32.97
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
92.31
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.77
51.26
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.03
-56.33
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.59
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
79.12
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
138.46
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
327.27
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
1.83
1.83
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.59
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA