Charles Bender vs. Fred Rath Jr. — Career Comparison

Charles Bender
Lost GenerationMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Fred Rath Jr.
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Charles Bender 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 2.46 and 1.113 for Charles Bender. 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 Charles Bender and Fred Rath Jr.

Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
459
1.37
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
1
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
0.63
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.38
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.54
62.54
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.77
72.77
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
0.76
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.12
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
823
2.46
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9051
27
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3017
9
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2645
7.89
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.13
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.12
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
2.12
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1711
5.1
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
5.1
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.803
0.803
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.21
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.3
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11928
35.58
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
38.81
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.33
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
1110
3.31
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.113
1.113
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11114
33.15
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
33.75
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.58
35.58
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Charles Bender and Fred Rath Jr.

Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
472
2.25
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.83
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5652
27
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1884
9
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.13
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
814
3.89
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.28
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1110
5.3
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1051
5.02
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.68
94.68
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.227
2.227
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.65
36.65
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.13
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charles Bender and Fred Rath Jr.

Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
507
238.78
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1274
600
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1147
540.19
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
243
114.44
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
88.07
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
18.84
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.71
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.83
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
26.37
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94.11
44.32
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321
151.18
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
328
154.47
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
48.04
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
54.63
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
99.84
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100.1
47.14
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.71
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
35.32
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
75.35
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.96
7.96
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
19.78
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
9.42
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.94
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
10.36
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90.91
90.91
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA