Jim Lindsey vs. Rusty Richards — Career Comparison

Jim Lindsey
Lost GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rusty Richards
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rusty Richards built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Lindsey as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Lindsey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.7 and WHIP 1.585 compared to 6.97 and 1.839 for Rusty Richards. By the career numbers, Jim Lindsey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Lindsey and Rusty Richards

Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
3.7
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.61
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.42
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.74
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.44
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.42
Rusty Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.22
51.22
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.3
11.3
Rusty Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.4
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
4.7
Rusty Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
6.97
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.97
6.97
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.4
8.4
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.32
8.32
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1293
27
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
27
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
431
9
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
9
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
507
10.59
Rusty Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
10.45
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Rusty Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.45
10.45
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.52
Rusty Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.61
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
3.68
Rusty Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
6.1
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
3.65
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3.48
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Rusty Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.814
0.814
Rusty Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.19
Rusty Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.87
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.25
Rusty Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.87
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Rusty Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1943
40.57
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
42.68
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.67
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.87
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
5.45
Rusty Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
6.97
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.45
5.45
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.97
6.97
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rusty Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.74
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.839
1.839
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1755
36.65
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
35.71
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Rusty Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.57
40.57
Rusty Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.68
42.68

Fielding Stats for Jim Lindsey and Rusty Richards

Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.61
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rusty Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.74
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rusty Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
27
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rusty Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.1
9
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.87
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.61
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Rusty Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.48
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.48
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.59
Rusty Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.412
Rusty Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rusty Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Lindsey and Rusty Richards

Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
983.33
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
600
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
538.89
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
100
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
88.89
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.56
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.56
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.11
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
21.81
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
116.67
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
105.56
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
33.33
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
33.33
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
66.67
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.83
21.3
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-43.52
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.56
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
127.78
Rusty Richards
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.7
4.7
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
55.56
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA