Frank Bates vs. Eric Rasmussen — Career Comparison

Frank Bates
Pre-GenerationalTennesseeThrows RightNorth AmericaCleveland SpidersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eric Rasmussen
Baby BoomersWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Eric Rasmussen 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. Eric Rasmussen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.85 and WHIP 1.359 compared to 6.33 and 2.082 for Frank Bates. By the career numbers, Eric Rasmussen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Frank Bates and Eric Rasmussen

Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.23
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
2.1
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.09
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.27
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.44
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.9
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.68
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.64
13.64
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.37
39.37
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.46
88.46
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.5
60.5
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.99
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.24
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
6.33
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
3.85
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.77
7.77
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
572
27
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3053
27
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
190.2
9
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1017.2
9
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
13.03
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1033
9.14
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.03
13.03
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.28
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.77
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
5.71
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.73
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.36
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.85
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
489
4.32
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.729
0.729
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.784
0.784
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.13
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.13
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.12
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
964
45.5
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4299
38.02
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.34
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
9.35
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
489
4.32
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.49
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.3
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.75
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.082
2.082
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
38.66
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3890
34.4
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.62
7.62
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.5
45.5
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.02
38.02

Fielding Stats for Frank Bates and Eric Rasmussen

Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.18
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
2.1
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.28
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
642
27
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3053
27
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
9
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1017.2
9
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.76
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.49
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.98
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.44
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.46
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
3.2
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
1.99
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
2.73
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.93
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.53
85.53
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.89
96.89
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.321
2.321
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.916
0.916
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.12
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Bates and Eric Rasmussen

Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
27
178.02
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239
468.63
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
91
600
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
600
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
77
507.69
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
509.8
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
105.49
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
60.78
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
98.9
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
45.1
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.59
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
15.69
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.59
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
15.69
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.34
41.77
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.36
12.47
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
112.09
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
76.47
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
191.21
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
84.31
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
59.34
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.73
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
32.97
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
19.61
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
92.31
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
33.33
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.77
51.26
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.13
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.59
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
79.12
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
12
23.53
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
138.46
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
84
164.71
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.64
3.64
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.59
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
66.67
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.96
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA