Ice Box Chamberlain vs. Todd Ritchie — Career Comparison

Ice Box Chamberlain
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Todd Ritchie
Gen XVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Todd Ritchie built a career as a starting pitcher and Ice Box Chamberlain as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ice Box Chamberlain posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.57 and WHIP 1.392 compared to 4.71 and 1.441 for Todd Ritchie. By the career numbers, Ice Box Chamberlain had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ice Box Chamberlain and Todd Ritchie

Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
1.15
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.98
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
1.07
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.29
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.56
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.46
Ice Box Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.43
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.58
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.68
56.68
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.33
44.33
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.77
93.77
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.22
65.22
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
0.94
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ice Box Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
3.57
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437
4.71
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7565
27
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2507
27
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2521.2
9
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
835.2
9
Ice Box Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2446
8.73
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
929
10.01
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.01
10.01
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.22
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.12
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Ice Box Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1065
3.8
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.82
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Ice Box Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1133
4.04
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
5.56
Ice Box Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Ice Box Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.872
0.872
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.931
0.931
Ice Box Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.53
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.5
Ice Box Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.4
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.28
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11097
39.61
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
3647
39.28
Ice Box Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.07
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.31
Ice Box Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1560
5.57
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
5.34
Ice Box Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.3
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Ice Box Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.85
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.392
1.392
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.425
1.425
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9919
35.4
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3309
35.64
Ice Box Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Ice Box Chamberlain and Todd Ritchie

Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
1.16
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.98
Ice Box Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.29
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7860
27
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2507
27
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2620
9
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
835.2
9
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.4
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.47
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.6
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
1.34
Ice Box Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.2
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
640
2.2
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
1.88
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
2
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
1.81
Ice Box Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.94
90.94
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.722
1.722
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.913
0.913
Ice Box Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.22
65.22
Ice Box Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Ice Box Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ice Box Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ice Box Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ice Box Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ice Box Chamberlain and Todd Ritchie

Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
332
173.82
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
524.3
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1146
600
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
214
600
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1051
550.26
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
187
524.3
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.474
0.474
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
111.52
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
33
92.52
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
82.2
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
28
78.5
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
17.28
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.02
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
7.33
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.71
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
29.32
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.02
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92.65
48.51
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
7.21
20.22
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301
157.59
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
38
106.54
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
159.69
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
40
112.15
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.553
0.553
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.409
0.409
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.501
0.501
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Ice Box Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
59.69
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
9
25.23
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
57.59
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
6
16.82
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
112.57
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
15
42.06
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94.99
49.73
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
5.96
16.71
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.66
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
44.5
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
7
19.63
Ice Box Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ice Box Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
65.45
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
193.46
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.17
9.17
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
3.1
3.1
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ice Box Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.57
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
56.07
Ice Box Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.41
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
14.14
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ice Box Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
14.14
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA