Tommy Byrne vs. Bill Rotes — Career Comparison

Tommy Byrne
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bill Rotes
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tommy Byrne built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Rotes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tommy Byrne posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.11 and WHIP 1.604 compared to 7.6 and 2.044 for Bill Rotes. By the career numbers, Tommy Byrne had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tommy Byrne and Bill Rotes

Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.86
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.19
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
1.12
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.13
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.56
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.46
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.71
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.19
55.19
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.41
29.41
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.5
60.5
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.43
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.01
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
4.11
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
7.6
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.6
7.6
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.82
7.82
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4086
27
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
27
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
9
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
151.2
9
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1138
7.52
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
14.48
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.48
14.48
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.65
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.59
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1037
6.85
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
3.92
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
766
5.06
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.31
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.324
1.324
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.19
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.56
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6181
40.84
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
45.63
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.48
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
688
4.55
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
10.27
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.27
10.27
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.597
1.597
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.044
2.044
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5059
33.43
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
693
41.12
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.65
8.65
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.84
40.84
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.63
45.63

Fielding Stats for Tommy Byrne and Bill Rotes

Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
6.41
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.18
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.89
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1183
27
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
456
27
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
394.1
9
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
9
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.35
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
3.95
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.54
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.3
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
5.61
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.01
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
5.3
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.72
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.31
94.31
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.29
85.29
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.826
0.826
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.88
13.88
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.43
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tommy Byrne and Bill Rotes

Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
377
345.34
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
153.85
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
655
600
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
78
600
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
601
550.53
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
70
538.46
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.449
0.449
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
130.99
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
9
69.23
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
87.02
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
6
46.15
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
23.82
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.69
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.33
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.38
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
12.82
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
43.97
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
23.08
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.59
60.09
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
3.62
27.84
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
207.94
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
14
107.69
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
184
168.55
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
17
130.77
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.574
0.574
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
66.87
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
6
46.15
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
89.77
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
7
53.85
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
143.82
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
13
100
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.92
61.3
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
20.53
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.75
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
34.81
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
61.54
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
115.42
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
200
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.2
5.2
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.08
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.83
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
11
10.08
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA