George Bell vs. Fred Rath Jr. — Career Comparison

George Bell
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred Rath Jr.
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

George Bell built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Rath Jr. as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Rath Jr. posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.69 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 2.85 and 1.211 for George Bell. By the career numbers, Fred Rath Jr. had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Bell and Fred Rath Jr.

George Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
George Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.33
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
George Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.03
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.36
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.65
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.25
35.25
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
George Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.5
77.5
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.76
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.14
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
2.85
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
George Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
George Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
George Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
George Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
George Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3258
27
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
George Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1086
9
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
George Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
8.37
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.13
George Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.37
8.37
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
George Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.12
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
2.53
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
George Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
George Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
376
3.12
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
George Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
George Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
George Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.627
0.627
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
George Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.1
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.15
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4295
35.59
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
38.81
George Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.27
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
George Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
471
3.9
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
George Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
George Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
George Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
George Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.211
1.211
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
George Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3972
32.92
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
33.75
George Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
George Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
George Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.59
35.59
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for George Bell and Fred Rath Jr.

George Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
George Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.46
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
George Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.02
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2955
27
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
George Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
985
9
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
George Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.24
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
3.08
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.16
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
3.48
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
3.32
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.28
95.28
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
George Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.269
2.269
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Bell and Fred Rath Jr.

George Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
George Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
246.79
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
George Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
600
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
George Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351
541.39
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
George Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
74.04
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
60.15
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.25
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.63
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.88
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
George Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
George Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.83
19.8
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
92.54
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
114.14
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
29.31
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
30.85
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
60.15
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.04
12.4
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
George Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.25
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
30.85
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
154.24
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
George Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.89
3.89
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
George Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
18.51
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA