Jim Britt vs. Mike Cather — Career Comparison

Jim Britt
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkNorth AmericaBrooklyn AtlanticsUnknownStarting Pitcher
Mike Cather
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Britt 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.42 and WHIP 1.273 compared to 4.26 and 1.624 for Jim Britt. By the career numbers, Mike Cather had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Britt and Mike Cather

Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
1
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
8.27
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.29
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.55
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.66
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.89
28.89
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.97
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
387
4.26
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.42
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2450
27
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
27
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
816.2
9
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.2
9
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1264
13.93
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
7.38
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.93
13.93
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.38
7.38
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.13
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.1
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.68
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
3.53
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.32
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
6.83
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.83
6.83
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.151
1.151
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.5
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4115
45.35
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
37.58
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.31
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
992
10.93
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.97
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.93
10.93
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.66
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.624
1.624
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4053
44.67
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
32.73
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.9
10.9
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.35
45.35
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.58
37.58

Fielding Stats for Jim Britt and Mike Cather

Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
1.02
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
8.27
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.39
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2499
27
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
27
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
833
9
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.2
9
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.3
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
1.34
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.65
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.53
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
2.17
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.87
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.64
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.76
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.62
75.62
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.617
1.617
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.213
0.213
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.3
38.3
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Britt and Mike Cather

Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
133.82
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
45000
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
408
600
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
580.88
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.503
0.503
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
129.41
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
114.71
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.71
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.71
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.42
34.44
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
144.12
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
148.53
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
80.88
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
35.29
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
116.18
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.82
39.44
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
19.12
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
19
27.94
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.47
21.47
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.94
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.41
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA