Lefty Bowe vs. Fred Rath Jr. — Career Comparison

Lefty Bowe
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred Rath Jr.
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lefty Bowe 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 3.02 and 1.310 for Lefty Bowe. 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 Lefty Bowe and Fred Rath Jr.

Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
1.85
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.17
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.16
63.16
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.58
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
3.02
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
27
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.1
9
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
7.41
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.13
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.41
7.41
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
4.39
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
7.9
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.9
7.9
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.365
1.365
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
39.57
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
38.81
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
4.19
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.27
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.311
1.311
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
33.53
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
33.75
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.57
39.57
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Lefty Bowe and Fred Rath Jr.

Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
1.85
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.17
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
27
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.1
9
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.83
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.12
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.02
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.16
63.16
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Bowe and Fred Rath Jr.

Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
564.71
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
4.42
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.1
-19.45
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
34
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA