Joe Bitker vs. Rasty Wright — Career Comparison

Joe Bitker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rasty Wright
Lost GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rasty Wright 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. Rasty Wright posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.05 and WHIP 1.359 compared to 4.73 and 1.500 for Joe Bitker. By the career numbers, Rasty Wright had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Bitker and Rasty Wright

Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.06
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
2.18
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.86
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.48
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.38
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.81
55.81
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.45
39.45
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.34
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.73
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
4.05
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1353
27
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
9
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.44
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
481
9.6
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.44
8.44
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.6
9.6
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.3
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.05
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
2.63
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
8.1
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
2.27
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.546
0.546
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.4
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
39.83
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1919
38.29
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.36
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.86
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.73
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
4.83
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.388
1.388
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.359
1.359
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
35.1
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1767
35.26
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.83
39.83
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.29
38.29

Fielding Stats for Joe Bitker and Rasty Wright

Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.06
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
27
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.2
9
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.01
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.35
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.35
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.3
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.321
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Bitker and Rasty Wright

Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
15
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
411.32
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
600
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
501.89
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.566
0.566
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
98.11
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
86.79
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.32
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.39
35.42
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
113.21
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
56.6
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.87
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
75.47
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.91
41.16
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.38
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
36
135.85
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.42
4.42
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.74
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 600 PA