Fred Green vs. Bob Katz — Career Comparison

Fred Green
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bob Katz
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bob Katz built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Green as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Green posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.48 and WHIP 1.574 compared to 3.93 and 1.309 for Bob Katz. By the career numbers, Fred Green had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Green and Bob Katz

Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bob Katz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
5.56
Bob Katz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.95
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bob Katz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.98
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.57
Bob Katz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.44
Bob Katz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.49
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.25
56.25
Bob Katz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Bob Katz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Katz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Katz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.25
Bob Katz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3.48
Bob Katz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
3.93
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Bob Katz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Bob Katz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Bob Katz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Bob Katz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
27
Bob Katz
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
27
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142.1
9
Bob Katz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.1
9
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
8.98
Bob Katz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
8.35
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Bob Katz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.76
Bob Katz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Bob Katz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Bob Katz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.98
Bob Katz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.44
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.2
Bob Katz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Bob Katz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
4.87
Bob Katz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.96
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Bob Katz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Bob Katz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.984
0.984
Bob Katz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.32
Bob Katz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bob Katz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Katz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
39.46
Bob Katz
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
36.82
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.9
Bob Katz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.49
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
4.11
Bob Katz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
4.42
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Bob Katz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Katz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Katz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Katz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Bob Katz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
560
35.41
Bob Katz
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
33.38
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Bob Katz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Bob Katz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.46
39.46
Bob Katz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.82
36.82

Fielding Stats for Fred Green and Bob Katz

Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bob Katz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
5.56
Bob Katz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Bob Katz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
27
Bob Katz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142.1
9
Bob Katz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.44
Bob Katz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.64
Bob Katz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Bob Katz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.21
Bob Katz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.09
Bob Katz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Bob Katz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.375
0.375
Bob Katz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.167
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Bob Katz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Bob Katz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Katz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Katz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Katz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Katz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Green and Bob Katz

Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bob Katz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
2933.33
Bob Katz
Career
Per 600 PA
6
900
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
600
Bob Katz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
566.67
Bob Katz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Bob Katz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Bob Katz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Bob Katz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Bob Katz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Katz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Katz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Bob Katz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Bob Katz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bob Katz
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Bob Katz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bob Katz
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.56
85.2
Bob Katz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
300
Bob Katz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Bob Katz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bob Katz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Bob Katz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Bob Katz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Bob Katz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Bob Katz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Bob Katz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Katz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Bob Katz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Bob Katz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Bob Katz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.8
Bob Katz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-60
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Katz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Bob Katz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Katz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
13
433.33
Bob Katz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.38
1.38
Bob Katz
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Bob Katz
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Katz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Katz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Katz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Katz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Katz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Katz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Katz
Career
Per 600 PA