Jimmy Cockerham vs. Lew Ritter — Career Comparison

Jimmy Cockerham
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis AthleticsNegro American LeagueCatcher
Lew Ritter
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Jimmy Cockerham and Lew Ritter are closely matched on the surface stats. Jimmy Cockerham posted stronger numbers in OPS (.650 vs .539) and on-base percentage (.400 vs .271). Lew Ritter had the advantage in slugging (.268 vs .250). By the career numbers, Jimmy Cockerham had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Cockerham and Lew Ritter

Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
360
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
175.44
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1580
600
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437
545.7
Jimmy Cockerham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Jimmy Cockerham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.594
0.594
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
315
119.62
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
264
100.25
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
12.53
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
6.46
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.38
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
19.37
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
59.55
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119.59
45.41
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
146.2
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
417
158.35
Jimmy Cockerham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Jimmy Cockerham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.539
0.539
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Jimmy Cockerham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Jimmy Cockerham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.483
0.483
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
48.99
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
45.57
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
94.18
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
77.49
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132.09
50.16
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.28
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
36.46
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Cockerham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
180
68.35
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.78
8.78
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
15.57
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
20.89
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
20.89
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Cockerham and Lew Ritter

Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.45
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
438
1.09
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.64
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
0.8
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10842
27
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3614
9
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6.55
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1844
4.59
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
1.29
Jimmy Cockerham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.25
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
8.18
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2463
6.13
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
7.36
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2363
5.88
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.94
95.94
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.395
5.395
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.74
73.74
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.1
Jimmy Cockerham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.08
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Cockerham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.45
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
1.44
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
0.94