Ray Fontenot vs. Joe Pate — Career Comparison

Ray Fontenot
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Pate
Lost GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ray Fontenot built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Pate as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Pate posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.51 and WHIP 1.488 compared to 4.03 and 1.448 for Ray Fontenot. By the career numbers, Joe Pate had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ray Fontenot and Joe Pate

Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.64
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
4.27
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.13
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.46
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.49
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.47
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.02
49.02
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.76
42.76
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.65
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
4.03
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.51
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1481
27
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
500
27
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
493.2
9
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
166.2
9
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
551
10.05
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
9.5
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.5
9.5
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.77
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.32
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.79
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
3.89
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.2
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
3.94
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
2.05
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.748
0.748
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2112
38.5
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
738
39.85
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.86
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
4.61
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
4
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.46
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.44
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.426
1.426
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.488
1.488
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1921
35.02
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
663
35.8
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.85
39.85

Fielding Stats for Ray Fontenot and Joe Pate

Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.64
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.13
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1481
27
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
493.2
9
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.35
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.73
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.18
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
2.26
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.08
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.94
91.94
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.1
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.848
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.76
42.76
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Fontenot and Joe Pate

Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
1673.08
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
79
1102.33
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
600
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
553.85
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
37
516.28
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.581
0.581
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
3
34.62
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
97.67
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
3
34.62
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
55.81
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
1.2
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.99
41.78
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
3
34.62
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
3
34.62
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
153.49
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
83.72
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
3
34.62
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
111.63
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.24
-37.43
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.94
40.96
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
55.81
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
24
276.92
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
2.17
2.17
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.33
14.33
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
46.15
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA