Bill Butland vs. Fred Rath Jr. — Career Comparison

Bill Butland
Greatest GenerationIndianaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred Rath Jr.
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Butland 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 3.88 and 1.288 for Bill Butland. 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 Bill Butland and Fred Rath Jr.

Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.91
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.9
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.54
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.88
46.88
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.42
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
3.88
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
27
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150.2
9
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
8.24
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.13
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.66
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.35
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
3.7
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.783
0.783
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
642
38.35
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
38.81
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
4.12
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.288
1.288
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
583
34.83
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
33.75
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.35
38.35
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Bill Butland and Fred Rath Jr.

Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
27
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
9
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.438
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Butland and Fred Rath Jr.

Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
391.84
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
600
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
477.55
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.49
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.49
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
4.29
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.49
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.71
-8.63
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
85.71
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
195.92
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
3.06
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butland
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA