Mort Cooper vs. Fred Rath Jr. — Career Comparison

Mort Cooper
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherMVPAll-Star
Fred Rath Jr.
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mort Cooper 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 2.97 and 1.215 for Mort Cooper. 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 Mort Cooper and Fred Rath Jr.

Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
295
1.44
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
1.17
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.63
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.37
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.05
63.05
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.02
81.02
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.63
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.16
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
607
2.97
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5522
27
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1840.2
9
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1666
8.15
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.13
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.15
8.15
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.42
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
2.79
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.46
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.806
0.806
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.14
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.14
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7648
37.4
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
38.81
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.19
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
703
3.44
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7049
34.47
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
33.75
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.4
37.4
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Mort Cooper and Fred Rath Jr.

Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
295
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
27
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
9
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.24
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.085
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mort Cooper and Fred Rath Jr.

Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
297
247.16
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
721
600
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
654
544.24
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
105.69
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
87.38
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
13.31
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.99
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
18.31
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.63
28.82
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
133.98
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
125.66
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.469
0.469
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.61
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
56.59
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
93.2
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.29
26.87
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.83
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
19.14
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
98.2
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.11
6.11
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
35.78
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
14
11.65
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA