Joe Bitker vs. Fred Wiley — Career Comparison

Joe Bitker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Wiley
Lost GenerationGeorgiaNorth AmericaNew York Lincoln GiantsIndependentStarting Pitcher

Fred Wiley built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Bitker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Bitker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.73 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 5.94 and 1.593 for Fred Wiley. By the career numbers, Joe Bitker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Bitker and Fred Wiley

Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.06
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.16
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.16
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.9
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.73
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
5.94
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.377
0.377
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
27
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69.2
9
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.44
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
11.11
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.44
8.44
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.05
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.23
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
8.1
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.84
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
39.83
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
33.33
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.36
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.73
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
6.85
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.388
1.388
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
35.1
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
29.45
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.418
0.418
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.83
39.83
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for Joe Bitker and Fred Wiley

Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.06
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.41
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.29
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
27
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
9
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.64
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.44
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.09
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.09
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.182
2.182
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Bitker and Fred Wiley

Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
178.38
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
600
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
567.57
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
129.73
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
129.73
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.12
34.36
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
129.73
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
162.16
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
81.08
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
64.86
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
145.95
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
44.96
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA