Stan Ferens vs. Todd Ritchie — Career Comparison

Stan Ferens
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Todd Ritchie
Gen XVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Todd Ritchie built a career as a starting pitcher and Stan Ferens as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Stan Ferens posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.18 and WHIP 1.497 compared to 4.71 and 1.441 for Todd Ritchie. By the career numbers, Stan Ferens had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Stan Ferens and Todd Ritchie

Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.04
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
1.98
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.52
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.29
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.46
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.75
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.58
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.78
27.78
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.33
44.33
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.98
16.98
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.22
65.22
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.18
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
437
4.71
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
471
27
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2507
27
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
9
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
835.2
9
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
10.09
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
929
10.01
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.09
10.09
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.01
10.01
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.29
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.12
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
3.38
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.82
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
2.92
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
5.56
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.701
0.701
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.931
0.931
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.5
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.28
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
39.96
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3647
39.28
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.09
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
5.22
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
496
5.34
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.22
5.22
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.3
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.85
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.497
1.497
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.425
1.425
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
36.4
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3309
35.64
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.96
39.96
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Stan Ferens and Todd Ritchie

Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.98
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.29
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2507
27
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
835.2
9
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.47
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.34
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.88
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.81
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.679
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.913
0.913
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.22
65.22
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Stan Ferens and Todd Ritchie

Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
636
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
524.3
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
50
600
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
540
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
524.3
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
7
84
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
92.52
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
84
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
78.5
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.02
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.02
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
1.09
13.11
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.21
20.22
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
7
84
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
106.54
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
9
108
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
112.15
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.23
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.82
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
42.06
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
7.11
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.96
16.71
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
24
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
19.63
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
156
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
69
193.46
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.85
3.85
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
3.1
3.1
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
56.07
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
12
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA