Sugar Cain vs. Fred Rath Jr. — Career Comparison

Sugar Cain
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred Rath Jr.
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sugar Cain 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 4.83 and 1.710 for Sugar Cain. 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 Sugar Cain and Fred Rath Jr.

Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
1.62
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.25
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.48
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.55
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.9
46.9
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.97
76.97
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.53
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
530
4.83
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2962
27
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
987.1
9
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1119
10.2
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
10.13
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.61
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
5.19
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
2.54
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.859
0.859
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.11
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4556
41.53
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
38.81
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.13
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
611
5.57
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3972
36.21
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
33.75
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.53
41.53
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Sugar Cain and Fred Rath Jr.

Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
27
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
9
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.96
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.039
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sugar Cain and Fred Rath Jr.

Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
287.23
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
376
600
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
344
548.94
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
89.36
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
82.98
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.38
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.38
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.56
18.45
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
95.74
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
111.7
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
28.72
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
33.51
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
62.23
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.11
14.54
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.6
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
20.74
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
132.45
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.53
4.53
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
28.72
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA