Vida Blue vs. Fred Rath Jr. — Career Comparison

Vida Blue
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Fred Rath Jr.
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Vida Blue 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 3.27 and 1.252 for Vida Blue. 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 Vida Blue and Fred Rath Jr.

Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
502
1.35
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
1.27
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.56
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
0.43
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.49
56.49
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.22
94.22
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.38
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.1
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213
3.27
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10030
27
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3343.1
9
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2939
7.91
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.13
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
0.71
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1185
3.19
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.16
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2175
5.85
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.85
5.85
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.28
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.06
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.03
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13837
37.25
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
38.81
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
3.65
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.4
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.26
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
0.59
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12383
33.33
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
33.75
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Vida Blue and Fred Rath Jr.

Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
502
1.35
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
1.27
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10031
27
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3343.2
9
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.34
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
1.15
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.05
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.54
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
554
1.49
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.68
96.68
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.22
94.22
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Vida Blue and Fred Rath Jr.

Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
508
493.2
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
512
497.09
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
51.46
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
38.83
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.88
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
12.62
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.86
16.37
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
71.84
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
101.94
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
35.92
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.56
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.46
3.36
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.91
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
47.57
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
271
263.11
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
2.28
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
51.46
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.94
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.94
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.94
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA