Jeter Downs vs. Lew Ritter — Career Comparison

Jeter Downs
Gen ZCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Lew Ritter
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Jeter Downs and Lew Ritter are closely matched on the surface stats. Lew Ritter posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.271 vs .260) and batting average (.219 vs .182). Jeter Downs had the advantage in home run production (1 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Lew Ritter had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jeter Downs and Lew Ritter

Jeter Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jeter Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
240
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
175.44
Jeter Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
50
600
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1580
600
Jeter Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
44
528
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437
545.7
Jeter Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Jeter Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.602
0.602
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.594
0.594
Jeter Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
96
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
315
119.62
Jeter Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
6
72
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
100.25
Jeter Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
12.53
Jeter Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
6.46
Jeter Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.38
Jeter Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
24
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
19.37
Jeter Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Jeter Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Jeter Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Jeter Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
48.96
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119.59
45.41
Jeter Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
12
144
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
146.2
Jeter Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
13
156
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
158.35
Jeter Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Jeter Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Jeter Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Jeter Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Jeter Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Jeter Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.483
0.483
Jeter Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jeter Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
96
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
48.99
Jeter Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
60
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
45.57
Jeter Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
144
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
94.18
Jeter Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.76
45.08
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132.09
50.16
Jeter Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.28
Jeter Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
60
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
36.46
Jeter Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeter Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
264
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
180
68.35
Jeter Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2.27
2.27
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.78
8.78
Jeter Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Jeter Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
15.57
Jeter Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeter Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeter Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
24
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
20.89
Jeter Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeter Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
24
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
20.89
Jeter Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Jeter Downs and Lew Ritter

Jeter Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jeter Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.78
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
438
1.09
Jeter Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.93
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
0.8
Jeter Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
348
27
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10842
27
Jeter Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
9
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3614
9
Jeter Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.09
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1844
4.59
Jeter Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.02
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
1.29
Jeter Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.25
Jeter Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
3.26
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2463
6.13
Jeter Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
3.1
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2363
5.88
Jeter Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.24
95.24
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.94
95.94
Jeter Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.739
1.739
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.395
5.395
Jeter Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.17
52.17
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.74
73.74
Jeter Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.1
Jeter Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.08
Jeter Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeter Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
579
1.44
Jeter Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
0.94