Sarge Connally vs. Todd Ritchie — Career Comparison

Sarge Connally
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Todd Ritchie
Gen XVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Todd Ritchie built a career as a starting pitcher and Sarge Connally as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sarge Connally posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.3 and WHIP 1.562 compared to 4.71 and 1.441 for Todd Ritchie. By the career numbers, Sarge Connally had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sarge Connally and Todd Ritchie

Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
2.74
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
1.98
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.61
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.29
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.44
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.46
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.54
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.58
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.95
44.95
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.33
44.33
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.11
22.11
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.22
65.22
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.3
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.28
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
4.3
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437
4.71
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2983
27
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2507
27
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
994.1
9
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
835.2
9
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
9.99
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
929
10.01
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.99
9.99
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.01
10.01
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.29
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.12
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
449
4.06
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.82
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
3.12
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
5.56
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.799
0.799
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.931
0.931
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.18
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.5
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.35
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.28
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4482
40.57
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
3647
39.28
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.47
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
5.23
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
496
5.34
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.3
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.85
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.562
1.562
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.425
1.425
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3994
36.15
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
3309
35.64
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.57
40.57
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Sarge Connally and Todd Ritchie

Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.98
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.29
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2507
27
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
835.2
9
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.47
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.34
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.88
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.81
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.984
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.913
0.913
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.22
65.22
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sarge Connally and Todd Ritchie

Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
539.47
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
187
524.3
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
600
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
214
600
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301
535.91
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
187
524.3
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.603
0.603
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.474
0.474
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
124.63
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
33
92.52
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
97.92
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
28
78.5
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.02
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.02
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.9
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.78
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
26.71
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.02
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.59
42
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
7.21
20.22
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
163.8
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
38
106.54
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
140.65
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
40
112.15
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.409
0.409
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
56.97
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
9
25.23
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
39.17
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
6
16.82
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
94.36
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
15
42.06
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.71
47.55
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
5.96
16.71
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
16.02
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.63
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
122.85
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
69
193.46
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.88
4.88
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
3.1
3.1
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
48.07
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
56.07
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.41
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.78
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.78
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA