Ken Burkhart vs. Fred Rath Jr. — Career Comparison

Ken Burkhart
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred Rath Jr.
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Burkhart 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 3.84 and 1.368 for Ken Burkhart. 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 Ken Burkhart and Fred Rath Jr.

Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
2.56
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.71
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.47
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.35
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.45
57.45
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.7
27.7
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
3.84
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1559
27
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519.2
9
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
9.46
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.13
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.46
9.46
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
2.86
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
3.13
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.666
0.666
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2207
38.22
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
38.81
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.83
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
4.04
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2030
35.16
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
33.75
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Ken Burkhart and Fred Rath Jr.

Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
27
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
9
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.9
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.791
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Burkhart and Fred Rath Jr.

Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
545.12
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
600
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
548.78
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
98.78
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
76.83
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.63
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.66
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.66
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.95
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.93
29
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
131.71
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
128.05
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
40.24
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
40.24
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
76.83
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.89
25.22
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.32
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.95
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
113.41
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.29
5.29
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.95
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.98
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA