Ray Herbert vs. Wally Ritchie — Career Comparison

Ray Herbert
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Wally Ritchie
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ray Herbert built a career as a starting pitcher and Wally Ritchie as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Wally Ritchie led in run prevention (ERA+ 121 vs 93), home run suppression (HR9+ 93 vs 85), and strikeout rate (K%+ 79 vs 78). Ray Herbert held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 157 vs 99). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Wally Ritchie.

Pitching Stats for Ray Herbert and Wally Ritchie

Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
1.95
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
7.45
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
1.13
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.5
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.3
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.51
Wally Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.25
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.29
49.29
Wally Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.99
57.99
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.33
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.2
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
839
4.01
Wally Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
3.14
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Wally Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Wally Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Wally Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5644
27
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
533
27
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1881.1
9
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
177.2
9
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2000
9.57
Wally Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
8.46
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.57
9.57
Wally Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.46
8.46
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.8
Wally Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.81
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Wally Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
2.73
Wally Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.05
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.19
Wally Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.06
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864
4.13
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
4.96
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Wally Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.763
0.763
Wally Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.002
1.002
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.18
Wally Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.25
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Wally Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.2
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8010
38.32
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
775
39.26
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.35
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.38
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
927
4.43
Wally Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
3.8
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Wally Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.66
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.46
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.66
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.367
1.367
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7415
35.47
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
669
33.89
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.28
2.28
Wally Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Wally Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.32
38.32
Wally Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.26
39.26

Fielding Stats for Ray Herbert and Wally Ritchie

Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
2.08
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
7.45
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
1.18
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5280
27
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
533
27
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1760
9
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
177.2
9
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.64
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.99
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.32
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Wally Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
2.7
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.47
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
2.63
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.47
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.54
97.54
Wally Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.197
0.197
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.51
56.51
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Herbert and Wally Ritchie

Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
408
374.31
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
147
9800
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
654
600
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
569
522.02
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
533.33
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
100
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
73.39
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
19.27
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.42
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
26.61
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.96
35.74
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
16.52
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
140.37
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
140.37
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Wally Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
42.2
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
46.79
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
82.57
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.1
34.04
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
11.25
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.83
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
38.53
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133
122.02
Wally Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
266.67
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.92
4.92
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
33.94
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.67
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
13
11.93
Wally Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
Wally Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA