Richard Fitts vs. Dick Tidrow — Career Comparison

Richard Fitts
Gen ZAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Tidrow
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Richard Fitts built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Tidrow as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Tidrow posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.68 and WHIP 1.372 compared to 3.97 and 1.294 for Richard Fitts. By the career numbers, Dick Tidrow had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Richard Fitts and Dick Tidrow

Richard Fitts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.06
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
3.19
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.92
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.71
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.52
Richard Fitts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.48
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.55
51.55
Richard Fitts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.26
22.26
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.16
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.28
Richard Fitts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
3.97
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
3.68
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Richard Fitts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
27
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5240
27
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.2
9
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1746.2
9
Richard Fitts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
8.5
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1705
8.79
Richard Fitts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.5
8.5
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Richard Fitts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.51
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.84
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Richard Fitts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
3.15
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
2.98
Richard Fitts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.58
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
6.72
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
975
5.02
Richard Fitts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.72
6.72
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Richard Fitts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Richard Fitts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.096
1.096
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Richard Fitts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.16
Richard Fitts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.22
Richard Fitts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
38.38
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7412
38.19
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
1.26
Richard Fitts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
4.52
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
4.16
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Richard Fitts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.41
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.48
Richard Fitts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.32
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.96
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.63
Richard Fitts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.308
1.308
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
34.13
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6635
34.19
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Richard Fitts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Richard Fitts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.38
38.38
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.19
38.19

Fielding Stats for Richard Fitts and Dick Tidrow

Richard Fitts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.06
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
3.2
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.92
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.71
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
27
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5239
27
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.2
9
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1746.1
9
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.55
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.5
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.09
Richard Fitts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.23
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
1.65
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.23
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.59
Richard Fitts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.26
96.26
Richard Fitts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.498
0.498
Richard Fitts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.26
22.26
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Richard Fitts and Dick Tidrow

Richard Fitts
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 600 PA
15
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
620
3263.16
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
600
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
500
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
47.37
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
47.37
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
4.2
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
47.37
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
63.16
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.58
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
36.84
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
68.42
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-3.01
-15.82
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.79
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richard Fitts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
42
221.05
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
2.71
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
84.21
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richard Fitts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.53
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richard Fitts
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA