Ray Fontenot vs. Jay Ritchie — Career Comparison

Ray Fontenot
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jay Ritchie
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ray Fontenot built a career as a starting pitcher and Jay Ritchie as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jay Ritchie posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.49 and WHIP 1.438 compared to 4.03 and 1.448 for Ray Fontenot. By the career numbers, Jay Ritchie had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ray Fontenot and Jay Ritchie

Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.64
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
5.16
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.13
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.46
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.47
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.4
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.02
49.02
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.76
42.76
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
4.03
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
3.49
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1481
27
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
874
27
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
493.2
9
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
291.1
9
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
551
10.05
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
9.3
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.3
9.3
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.77
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.71
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.79
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
2.9
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.2
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.74
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
3.94
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
6.55
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.748
0.748
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.28
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2112
38.5
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1258
38.86
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.79
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
4.61
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
4.08
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.46
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.44
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.426
1.426
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.356
1.356
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1921
35.02
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1158
35.77
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.86
38.86

Fielding Stats for Ray Fontenot and Jay Ritchie

Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.64
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
5.16
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.13
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1481
27
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
874
27
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
493.2
9
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
291.1
9
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.35
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.46
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.73
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.48
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.18
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
2.26
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
2.07
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.08
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.95
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.94
91.94
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.03
94.03
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.377
0.377
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.76
42.76
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Fontenot and Jay Ritchie

Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
145
1673.08
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
2708.11
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
600
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
37
600
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
553.85
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
567.57
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
3
34.62
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
113.51
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
3
34.62
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
97.3
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
1.2
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.58
25.58
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
3
34.62
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
145.95
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
3
34.62
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
129.73
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
3
34.62
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.24
-37.43
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
23.13
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
24
276.92
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
129.73
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
2.17
2.17
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.63
4.63
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
46.15
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA