Jim Holmes vs. Vic Raschi — Career Comparison

Jim Holmes
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Vic Raschi
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Vic Raschi built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Holmes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Holmes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.49 and WHIP 1.531 compared to 3.72 and 1.318 for Vic Raschi. By the career numbers, Jim Holmes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Holmes and Vic Raschi

Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.94
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.33
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1.26
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.65
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.73
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.33
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.8
94.8
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.52
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.13
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.49
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
752
3.72
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
27
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5457
27
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
9
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1819
9
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
8.63
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1666
8.24
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.69
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.14
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
727
3.6
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.02
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
944
4.67
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.02
2.02
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.796
0.796
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.919
0.919
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.55
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.22
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.73
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.13
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
37.47
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7675
37.97
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.84
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.51
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
828
4.1
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.531
1.531
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.316
1.316
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
31.59
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6922
34.25
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.47
37.47
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Jim Holmes and Vic Raschi

Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.94
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
8.59
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.53
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
27
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
846
27
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
9
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
9
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.68
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.29
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
8.27
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.26
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.84
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
11.2
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.47
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
10.95
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.72
97.72
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17.84
17.84
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.64
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Holmes and Vic Raschi

Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
533.33
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
224.79
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
718
600
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
600
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
608
508.08
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.526
0.526
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
93.59
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
79.39
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
12.53
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.84
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.84
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
14.21
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
26.79
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29.81
24.91
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
110.31
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
132.87
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
37.6
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.78
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
78.55
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
31.45
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30.28
25.31
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
39.28
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
133.33
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
121.17
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
4.5
4.5
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.95
4.95
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
52.65
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 600 PA
17
14.21
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 600 PA