Frank Bates vs. Jack Ryan — Career Comparison

Frank Bates
Pre-GenerationalTennesseeThrows RightNorth AmericaCleveland SpidersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack Ryan
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jack Ryan 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. Jack Ryan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.94 and WHIP 1.248 compared to 6.33 and 2.082 for Frank Bates. By the career numbers, Jack Ryan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Frank Bates and Jack Ryan

Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.23
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.14
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.09
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.89
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.9
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.45
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.64
13.64
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.46
88.46
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.67
41.67
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.99
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
6.33
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.94
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.77
7.77
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
572
27
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
27
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190.2
9
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
9
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
13.03
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
8.91
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.03
13.03
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.28
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
5.71
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.32
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.85
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.85
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.729
0.729
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.574
0.574
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.13
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.53
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
964
45.5
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
401
35.73
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.07
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
9.35
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
4.72
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.082
2.082
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
38.66
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
32.88
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.62
7.62
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.5
45.5
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.73
35.73

Fielding Stats for Frank Bates and Jack Ryan

Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.18
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.23
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.84
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
642
27
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
27
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
9
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
9
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.76
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.98
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.97
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.46
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
3.2
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
3.25
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
2.73
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.15
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.53
85.53
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.321
2.321
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Bates and Jack Ryan

Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
178.02
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
405.41
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
600
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
37
600
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
507.69
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
31
502.7
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.514
0.514
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
105.49
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
81.08
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
98.9
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
64.86
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.59
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.59
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.34
41.77
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.77
28.76
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
112.09
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
97.3
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
191.21
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
9
145.95
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.451
0.451
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
59.34
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
81.08
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
32.97
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
92.31
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
113.51
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.77
51.26
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.72
27.86
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.59
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
79.12
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
64.86
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
138.46
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
243.24
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.47
2.47
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.59
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA