Jim Britton vs. Fred Rath Jr. — Career Comparison

Jim Britton
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred Rath Jr.
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Britton 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 4.03 and 1.405 for Jim Britton. 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 Jim Britton and Fred Rath Jr.

Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
2.89
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.14
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.49
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.61
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.83
44.83
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.47
39.47
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
4.03
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Jim Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Jim Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
711
27
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
9
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Jim Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
8.13
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.13
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.13
8.13
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Jim Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.87
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
4.25
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Jim Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.27
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
5.62
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.62
5.62
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.097
1.097
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Jim Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1020
38.73
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
38.81
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.72
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Jim Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
4.37
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Jim Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Jim Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Jim Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
34.25
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
33.75
Jim Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Jim Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.73
38.73
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Jim Britton and Fred Rath Jr.

Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
2.88
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.14
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
27
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237.2
9
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.25
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.59
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.51
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.526
0.526
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.47
39.47
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Britton and Fred Rath Jr.

Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
735.48
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
600
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
532.26
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
67.74
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
58.06
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.68
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.68
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
5.75
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
77.42
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
67.74
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.68
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.68
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.64
-15.84
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Jim Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
203.23
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.95
2.95
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
67.74
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
29.03
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA