Vern Fear vs. Todd Ritchie — Career Comparison

Vern Fear
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Todd Ritchie
Gen XVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Todd Ritchie built a career as a starting pitcher and Vern Fear as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Todd Ritchie posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.71 and WHIP 1.441 compared to 7.88 and 1.500 for Vern Fear. By the career numbers, Todd Ritchie had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Vern Fear and Todd Ritchie

Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
1.98
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.29
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.46
Vern Fear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.58
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.33
44.33
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.22
65.22
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Fear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7.88
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
4.71
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2507
27
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
835.2
9
Vern Fear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
10.13
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
929
10.01
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.01
10.01
Vern Fear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.12
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Vern Fear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Vern Fear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.38
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.82
Vern Fear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4.5
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
5.56
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.875
0.875
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.931
0.931
Vern Fear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.5
Vern Fear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.28
Vern Fear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
40.5
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3647
39.28
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Vern Fear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7.88
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
5.34
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Vern Fear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.3
Vern Fear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.85
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.425
1.425
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
36
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3309
35.64
Vern Fear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Vern Fear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Vern Fear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Vern Fear and Todd Ritchie

Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.98
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.29
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2507
27
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
835.2
9
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.47
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.34
Vern Fear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.88
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.81
Vern Fear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.913
0.913
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.22
65.22
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Vern Fear and Todd Ritchie

Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2400
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
524.3
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
524.3
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
92.52
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.02
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.02
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.21
20.22
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
106.54
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
112.15
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.23
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.82
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
42.06
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.96
16.71
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.63
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Fear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
69
193.46
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.1
3.1
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
56.07
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Fear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.41
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA