Kent Bottenfield vs. Mike Cather — Career Comparison

Kent Bottenfield
Gen XOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mike Cather
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kent Bottenfield 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 94), run prevention (ERA+ 143 vs 96), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 114 vs 83). Role difference aside, Mike Cather holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Kent Bottenfield and Mike Cather

Kent Bottenfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kent Bottenfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
2.88
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
8.27
Kent Bottenfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.15
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Bottenfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.45
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.55
Kent Bottenfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.48
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Kent Bottenfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.42
48.42
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.45
45.45
Kent Bottenfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.73
39.73
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Bottenfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Bottenfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Bottenfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Bottenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
460
4.54
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.42
Kent Bottenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Kent Bottenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Kent Bottenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Kent Bottenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Kent Bottenfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2735
27
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
27
Kent Bottenfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
911.2
9
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.2
9
Kent Bottenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
950
9.38
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
7.38
Kent Bottenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.38
7.38
Kent Bottenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.21
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.1
Kent Bottenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Kent Bottenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Kent Bottenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
385
3.8
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.53
Kent Bottenfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.27
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Kent Bottenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Kent Bottenfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
566
5.59
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
6.83
Kent Bottenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.83
6.83
Kent Bottenfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Kent Bottenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.043
1.043
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.151
1.151
Kent Bottenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.16
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kent Bottenfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.28
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Kent Bottenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kent Bottenfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4006
39.55
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
37.58
Kent Bottenfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.48
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.31
Kent Bottenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
5
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.97
Kent Bottenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Kent Bottenfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.56
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Kent Bottenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Kent Bottenfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.56
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.66
Kent Bottenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.464
1.464
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Kent Bottenfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3503
34.58
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
32.73
Kent Bottenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Kent Bottenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Kent Bottenfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.55
39.55
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.58
37.58

Fielding Stats for Kent Bottenfield and Mike Cather

Kent Bottenfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kent Bottenfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
2.88
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
8.27
Kent Bottenfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.15
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Bottenfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2735
27
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
27
Kent Bottenfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
911.2
9
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.2
9
Kent Bottenfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.44
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Kent Bottenfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
1.39
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.65
Kent Bottenfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Kent Bottenfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
1.88
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.87
Kent Bottenfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.84
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.76
Kent Bottenfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.89
97.89
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Kent Bottenfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.637
0.637
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.213
0.213
Kent Bottenfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.73
39.73
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Bottenfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Bottenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Bottenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Bottenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Bottenfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kent Bottenfield and Mike Cather

Kent Bottenfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Kent Bottenfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
292
796.36
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
45000
Kent Bottenfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
220
600
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Kent Bottenfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
520.91
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Kent Bottenfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Bottenfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Bottenfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
84.55
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Bottenfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
76.36
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Bottenfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.18
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Bottenfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Bottenfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Bottenfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.18
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Bottenfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
Kent Bottenfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Bottenfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
Kent Bottenfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.85
15.94
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Bottenfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
92.73
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Bottenfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
92.73
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Bottenfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Bottenfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Bottenfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Bottenfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Bottenfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Bottenfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Bottenfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Bottenfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
35.45
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Bottenfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
27.27
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Bottenfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
62.73
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Bottenfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.97
10.84
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Kent Bottenfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.73
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Bottenfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.45
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Bottenfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Bottenfield
Career
Per 600 PA
66
180
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kent Bottenfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
Kent Bottenfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
Kent Bottenfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
70.91
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Bottenfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Bottenfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Bottenfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.73
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Bottenfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Bottenfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.73
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Bottenfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA