Joe Gonzales vs. Jay Ritchie — Career Comparison

Joe Gonzales
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jay Ritchie
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Gonzales 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 4.35 and 1.548 for Joe Gonzales. By the career numbers, Jay Ritchie had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Gonzales and Jay Ritchie

Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.32
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
5.16
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.58
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.4
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.1
38.1
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.58
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.35
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
3.49
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
27
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
874
27
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291.1
9
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
10.74
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
9.3
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.74
10.74
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.3
9.3
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.71
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
3.19
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
2.9
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.74
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
3.19
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
6.55
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.28
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
40.65
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
38.86
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.87
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.79
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
4.65
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
4.08
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.548
1.548
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.356
1.356
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
37.45
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1158
35.77
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.65
40.65
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.86
38.86

Fielding Stats for Joe Gonzales and Jay Ritchie

Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
5.16
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
874
27
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291.1
9
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.46
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.48
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.07
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.95
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.03
94.03
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.75
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.377
0.377
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Gonzales and Jay Ritchie

Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
8
436.36
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
2708.11
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
600
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
567.57
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
113.51
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
97.3
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.58
25.58
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
145.95
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
129.73
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.98
-53.43
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
23.13
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
8
129.73
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
4.63
4.63
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA