Jim Bethke vs. Chris Holt — Career Comparison

Jim Bethke
Baby BoomersNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Holt
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Holt built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Bethke as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Bethke posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.28 and WHIP 1.625 compared to 4.76 and 1.519 for Chris Holt. By the career numbers, Jim Bethke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bethke and Chris Holt

Jim Bethke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.63
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
1.62
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.37
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.34
Jim Bethke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.62
Jim Bethke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.44
35.44
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.21
84.21
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jim Bethke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
4.28
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
4.76
Jim Bethke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Jim Bethke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
27
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2210
27
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
9
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
736.2
9
Jim Bethke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
9.23
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
853
10.42
Jim Bethke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.23
9.23
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.42
10.42
Jim Bethke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.84
Jim Bethke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Jim Bethke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Jim Bethke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.95
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
3.09
Jim Bethke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
4.28
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
5.2
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Jim Bethke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.922
0.922
Jim Bethke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Jim Bethke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.35
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.39
Jim Bethke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
41.4
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3236
39.53
Jim Bethke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.7
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Jim Bethke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
5.4
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
5.2
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Jim Bethke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.38
Jim Bethke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.37
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.1
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.575
1.575
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.501
1.501
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
35.1
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2890
35.31
Jim Bethke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Jim Bethke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Jim Bethke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.4
41.4
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Jim Bethke and Chris Holt

Jim Bethke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.63
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
1.62
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.37
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
27
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2210
27
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
9
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
736.2
9
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.6
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.7
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
1.2
Jim Bethke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.15
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
1.87
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.15
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
1.8
Jim Bethke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.08
96.08
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.105
1.105
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.21
84.21
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bethke and Chris Holt

Jim Bethke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
3750
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
385.51
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
600
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
177
513.04
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
46.38
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
40.58
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.8
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.8
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.39
6.94
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
52.17
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
72.46
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
34.78
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.39
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
52.17
Jim Bethke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.42
-63.2
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-4.17
-12.1
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.9
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
23.19
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bethke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
240.58
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.49
2.49
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
60.87
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bethke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.9
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bethke
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA