Jack Billingham vs. Mike Cather — Career Comparison

Jack Billingham
Silent GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mike Cather
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jack Billingham built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Cather as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Cather led in home run suppression (HR9+ 227 vs 93), run prevention (ERA+ 143 vs 94), and strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 71). Role difference aside, Mike Cather holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jack Billingham and Mike Cather

Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
1.92
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
8.27
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.23
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.59
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.46
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.2
56.2
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.45
45.45
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.08
64.08
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.3
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.11
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
949
3.83
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.42
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6692
27
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
27
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2230.2
9
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.2
9
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2272
9.17
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
7.38
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.38
7.38
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.71
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.1
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.03
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
3.53
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.39
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1141
4.6
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
6.83
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.83
6.83
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.848
0.848
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.151
1.151
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.34
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.4
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9487
38.28
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
37.58
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.33
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.31
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1069
4.31
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.97
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.38
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
0.8
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.355
1.355
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8496
34.28
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
32.73
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.28
38.28
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.58
37.58

Fielding Stats for Jack Billingham and Mike Cather

Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
1.92
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
8.27
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.23
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6695
27
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
27
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2231.2
9
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.2
9
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.54
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
1.39
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.65
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
494
1.99
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.87
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
1.92
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.76
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.56
96.56
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.002
1.002
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.213
0.213
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.08
64.08
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.08
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Billingham and Mike Cather

Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
476
435.37
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
45000
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
656
600
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
559
511.28
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
56.71
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
49.39
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.32
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.32
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.41
8.61
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
64.02
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
81.4
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
19.21
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
21.04
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
40.24
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.05
-6.45
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
24.7
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 600 PA
206
188.41
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.18
3.18
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
63.11
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.91
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 600 PA
10
9.15
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA