Bill Fincher vs. Todd Ritchie — Career Comparison

Bill Fincher
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth 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 Bill Fincher as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Fincher posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.14 and WHIP 1.381 compared to 4.71 and 1.441 for Todd Ritchie. By the career numbers, Bill Fincher had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Fincher and Todd Ritchie

Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
5.14
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
1.98
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.29
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.46
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.58
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.33
44.33
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.33
8.33
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.22
65.22
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
437
4.71
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2507
27
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
835.2
9
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
9.43
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
929
10.01
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.01
10.01
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.12
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.82
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.14
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
5.56
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.931
0.931
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.5
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.28
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
36.43
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3647
39.28
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.57
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.71
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
496
5.34
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.3
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.85
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.381
1.381
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.425
1.425
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
33.43
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3309
35.64
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.43
36.43
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Bill Fincher and Todd Ritchie

Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.98
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.29
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2507
27
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
835.2
9
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.47
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.34
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.88
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.81
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.083
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.913
0.913
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.22
65.22
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Fincher and Todd Ritchie

Bill Fincher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1800
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
524.3
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
524.3
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.474
0.474
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
92.52
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
14.02
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
14.02
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
66.97
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.21
20.22
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
106.54
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
112.15
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.409
0.409
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.23
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.82
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
42.06
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
64.64
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.96
16.71
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.63
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
69
193.46
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 600 PA
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.1
3.1
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 600 PA
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
56.07
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fincher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.41
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fincher
Career
Per 600 PA
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA