Wilbur Cooper vs. Fred Rath Jr. — Career Comparison

Wilbur Cooper
Lost GenerationWest VirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred Rath Jr.
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Wilbur 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 2.89 and 1.226 for Wilbur 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 Wilbur Cooper and Fred Rath Jr.

Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517
1.34
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
1.06
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
0.56
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
0.46
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.82
54.82
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.92
78.92
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
0.72
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.04
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1119
2.89
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10440
27
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3480
9
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3415
8.83
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.13
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.27
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
853
2.21
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
3.24
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.605
0.605
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.11
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.26
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14377
37.18
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
38.81
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.22
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1406
3.64
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13424
34.72
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
33.75
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.18
37.18
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Wilbur Cooper and Fred Rath Jr.

Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
27
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
9
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
785
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
929
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
887
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.48
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.709
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wilbur Cooper and Fred Rath Jr.

Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
237.54
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1316
600
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1227
559.42
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.601
0.601
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
133.59
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
107.6
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
15.5
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
7.75
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.74
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
25.99
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102.91
46.92
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
379
172.8
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
344
156.84
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.578
0.578
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.469
0.469
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
50.61
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
48.33
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
96.2
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115.74
52.77
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.82
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
21.43
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
63.83
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.4
9.4
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
17.33
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
5.47
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.1
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
9.57
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.14
57.14
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA