Bill Bonham vs. Mike Cather — Career Comparison

Bill Bonham
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Cather
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Bonham 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 117), run prevention (ERA+ 143 vs 90), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 114 vs 91). Role difference aside, Mike Cather holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bill Bonham and Mike Cather

Bill Bonham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Bonham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
300
1.82
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
8.27
Bill Bonham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
1.29
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bonham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.45
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.55
Bill Bonham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.5
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Bill Bonham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.47
47.47
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.45
45.45
Bill Bonham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.33
71.33
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bonham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.16
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bonham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bonham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bonham
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
4.01
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.42
Bill Bonham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Bill Bonham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Bill Bonham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Bill Bonham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Bill Bonham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4462
27
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
27
Bill Bonham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1487.1
9
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.2
9
Bill Bonham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1512
9.15
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
7.38
Bill Bonham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.38
7.38
Bill Bonham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.59
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.1
Bill Bonham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Bill Bonham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bill Bonham
Career
Per 9 Innings
636
3.85
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.53
Bill Bonham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.34
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Bill Bonham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Bill Bonham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
985
5.96
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
6.83
Bill Bonham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.83
6.83
Bill Bonham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Bill Bonham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.151
1.151
Bill Bonham
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.41
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Bonham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.21
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Bill Bonham
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.11
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Bonham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6484
39.24
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
37.58
Bill Bonham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.2
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.31
Bill Bonham
Career
Per 9 Innings
743
4.5
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.97
Bill Bonham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Bill Bonham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.56
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Bill Bonham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.19
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Bill Bonham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.66
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Bill Bonham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Bill Bonham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5689
34.42
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
32.73
Bill Bonham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Bill Bonham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Bill Bonham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.24
39.24
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.58
37.58

Fielding Stats for Bill Bonham and Mike Cather

Bill Bonham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Bonham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
300
1.81
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
8.27
Bill Bonham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
1.29
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bonham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4463
27
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
27
Bill Bonham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1487.2
9
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.2
9
Bill Bonham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.62
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Bill Bonham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.8
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.65
Bill Bonham
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.16
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Bill Bonham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
2.58
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.87
Bill Bonham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
2.42
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.76
Bill Bonham
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.9
93.9
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Bill Bonham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.213
0.213
Bill Bonham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.33
71.33
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bonham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.11
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bonham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bonham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bonham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bonham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Bonham and Mike Cather

Bill Bonham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Bonham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
307
341.11
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
45000
Bill Bonham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
540
600
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bill Bonham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
471
523.33
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bill Bonham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bonham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bonham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
90
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bonham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
72.22
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bonham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
16.67
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bonham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bonham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bonham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
17.78
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bonham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Bonham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bonham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Bonham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.5
19.44
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bonham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
108.89
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bonham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
105.56
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bonham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bonham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bonham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bonham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bonham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bonham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bonham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bonham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
41.11
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bonham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
26.67
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bonham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
67.78
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bonham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.27
14.74
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Bill Bonham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bonham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
14.44
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bonham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bonham
Career
Per 600 PA
125
138.89
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Bonham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.32
4.32
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Bonham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Bonham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
60
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bonham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bonham
Career
Per 600 PA
9
10
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Bonham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bonham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bonham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bonham
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA