Wes Ferrell vs. Fred Rath Jr. — Career Comparison

Wes Ferrell
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Fred Rath Jr.
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Wes Ferrell 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 4.04 and 1.481 for Wes Ferrell. 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 Wes Ferrell and Fred Rath Jr.

Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.28
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
1.11
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.66
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.44
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.12
60.12
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.36
86.36
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.78
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.06
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1177
4.04
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7869
27
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2623
9
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2845
9.76
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.13
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.76
9.76
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.45
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1040
3.57
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
985
3.38
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.772
0.772
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.12
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.08
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11568
39.69
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
38.81
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.15
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1382
4.74
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.481
1.481
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10505
36.04
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
33.75
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.69
39.69
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Wes Ferrell and Fred Rath Jr.

Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
387
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
27
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
9
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
703
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
686
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.58
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.773
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Ferrell and Fred Rath Jr.

Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
548
244.46
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1345
600
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1176
524.61
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.809
0.809
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
329
146.77
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
99.03
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
25.43
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
5.35
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
16.95
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
47.73
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190.04
84.78
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
524
233.75
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
458
204.31
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.797
0.797
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.773
0.773
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
78.07
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
92.79
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345
153.9
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201.62
89.94
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
57.55
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
185
82.53
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.27
7.27
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
17.84
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.89
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.89
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA