Joe Battin vs. Lew Ritter — Career Comparison

Joe Battin
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationThird Baseman
Lew Ritter
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Joe Battin and Lew Ritter are closely matched on the surface stats. Joe Battin posted stronger numbers in slugging (.281 vs .268) and batting average (.225 vs .219). Lew Ritter had the advantage in OPS (.539 vs .522). By the career numbers, Joe Battin had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Joe Battin and Lew Ritter

Joe Battin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Joe Battin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
480
144.43
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
462
175.44
Joe Battin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1994
600
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
1580
600
Joe Battin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1953
587.66
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
1437
545.7
Joe Battin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Joe Battin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.536
0.536
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.594
0.594
Joe Battin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
439
132.1
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
315
119.62
Joe Battin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
360
108.32
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
264
100.25
Joe Battin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
15.35
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
33
12.53
Joe Battin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
7.52
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
6.46
Joe Battin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.9
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.38
Joe Battin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
23.77
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
51
19.37
Joe Battin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Joe Battin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Joe Battin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Joe Battin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132.43
39.85
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119.59
45.41
Joe Battin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
549
165.2
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
385
146.2
Joe Battin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
480
144.43
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
417
158.35
Joe Battin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Joe Battin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Joe Battin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.522
0.522
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Joe Battin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Joe Battin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Joe Battin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Joe Battin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Battin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228
68.61
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
129
48.99
Joe Battin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
43.03
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120
45.57
Joe Battin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
110.73
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
248
94.18
Joe Battin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146.86
44.19
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132.09
50.16
Joe Battin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.3
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.28
Joe Battin
Career
Per 600 PA
40
12.04
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
36.46
Joe Battin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Battin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
10.83
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
180
68.35
Joe Battin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.39
55.39
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
8.78
8.78
Joe Battin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.11
1.11
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Joe Battin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
15.57
Joe Battin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Battin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.2
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Battin
Career
Per 600 PA
26
7.82
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
20.89
Joe Battin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.5
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Battin
Career
Per 600 PA
31
9.33
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
20.89
Joe Battin
Career
Per 600 PA
83.87
83.87
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Joe Battin and Lew Ritter

Joe Battin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Battin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
1.01
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
1.09
Joe Battin
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.11
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
0.8
Joe Battin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13080
27
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10842
27
Joe Battin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4360
9
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3614
9
Joe Battin
Career
Per 9 Innings
908
1.87
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1844
4.59
Joe Battin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1253
2.59
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
1.29
Joe Battin
Career
Per 9 Innings
367
0.76
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.25
Joe Battin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2528
5.22
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2463
6.13
Joe Battin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2161
4.46
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2363
5.88
Joe Battin
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.48
85.48
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.94
95.94
Joe Battin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.395
5.395
Joe Battin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.61
10.61
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.74
73.74
Joe Battin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.18
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.1
Joe Battin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.08
Joe Battin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Battin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
579
1.44
Joe Battin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
0.94