Jair Jurrjens vs. Jay Ritchie — Career Comparison

Jair Jurrjens
MillenialCuraçaoThrows RightBats Right CarribeanAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jay Ritchie
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jair Jurrjens 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 3.72 and 1.362 for Jair Jurrjens. By the career numbers, Jay Ritchie had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jair Jurrjens and Jay Ritchie

Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
1.52
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
5.16
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.5
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.62
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.45
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.4
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.24
58.24
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.46
98.46
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
3.72
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
3.49
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2302
27
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
874
27
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
767.1
9
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
291.1
9
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
8.93
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
9.3
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.82
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.71
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
3.1
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
2.9
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.23
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.74
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
6.03
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
6.55
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.014
1.014
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.2
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.28
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.19
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3254
38.17
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1258
38.86
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.79
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
4.03
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
4.08
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.2
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.72
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.336
1.336
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.356
1.356
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2914
34.18
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1158
35.77
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.17
38.17
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.86
38.86

Fielding Stats for Jair Jurrjens and Jay Ritchie

Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
1.52
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
5.16
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.5
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2302
27
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
874
27
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
767.1
9
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
291.1
9
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.47
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.46
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.58
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.48
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
2.13
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
2.07
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
2.05
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.95
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.15
96.15
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.03
94.03
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.346
1.346
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.377
0.377
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.46
98.46
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jair Jurrjens and Jay Ritchie

Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 600 PA
138
305.54
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
2708.11
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
600
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
37
600
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
493.73
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
567.57
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
55.35
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
113.51
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
46.49
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
97.3
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.64
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.21
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
8.86
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.14
11.38
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.58
25.58
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
66.42
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
145.95
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
97.42
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
129.73
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
37.64
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
15.5
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
53.14
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
3
48.65
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.77
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
23.13
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.21
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
39.85
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 600 PA
75
166.05
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
129.73
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 600 PA
3.61
3.61
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.63
4.63
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
64.21
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.86
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.21
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jair Jurrjens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.21
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jair Jurrjens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA