Bill Harris vs. Jay Ritchie — Career Comparison

Bill Harris
Silent GenerationCANThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jay Ritchie
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Harris 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. Bill Harris posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.12 and WHIP 1.615 compared to 3.49 and 1.438 for Jay Ritchie. By the career numbers, Bill Harris had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Harris and Jay Ritchie

Bill Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.08
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
5.16
Bill Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Bill Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Bill Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.4
Bill Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.1
38.1
Bill Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Bill Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Bill Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.12
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
3.49
Bill Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Bill Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Bill Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Bill Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Bill Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
874
27
Bill Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291.1
9
Bill Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
9.35
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
9.3
Bill Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.3
9.3
Bill Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.71
Bill Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Bill Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
2.9
Bill Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.74
Bill Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Bill Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.12
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
6.55
Bill Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Bill Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Bill Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.808
0.808
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Bill Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.28
Bill Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Bill Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Bill Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
39.46
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
38.86
Bill Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.79
Bill Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.12
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
4.08
Bill Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Bill Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.356
1.356
Bill Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
35.31
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1158
35.77
Bill Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Bill Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Bill Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.46
39.46
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.86
38.86

Fielding Stats for Bill Harris and Jay Ritchie

Bill Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.08
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
5.16
Bill Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Bill Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
874
27
Bill Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291.1
9
Bill Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.46
Bill Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.12
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.48
Bill Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Bill Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.12
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
2.07
Bill Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.12
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.95
Bill Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.03
94.03
Bill Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.377
0.377
Bill Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Bill Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Bill Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Harris and Jay Ritchie

Bill Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bill Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
2708.11
Bill Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
600
Bill Harris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
567.57
Bill Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bill Harris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
113.51
Bill Harris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
97.3
Bill Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Bill Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Bill Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bill Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.58
25.58
Bill Harris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
145.95
Bill Harris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
129.73
Bill Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bill Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Bill Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Bill Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Bill Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Bill Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bill Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Bill Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Bill Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Bill Harris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.43
23.13
Bill Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Bill Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
129.73
Bill Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.63
4.63
Bill Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Bill Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Bill Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Bill Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA