Lance Lynn vs. Fred Rath Jr. — Career Comparison

Lance Lynn
MillenialIndianaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Fred Rath Jr.
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lance Lynn built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Rath Jr. as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Rath Jr. posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.69 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 3.74 and 1.286 for Lance Lynn. By the career numbers, Fred Rath Jr. had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lance Lynn and Fred Rath Jr.

Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
1.63
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.53
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.64
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.44
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.09
59.09
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.41
93.41
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
834
3.74
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6019
27
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2006.1
9
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1856
8.33
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.13
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
1.04
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
3.16
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.09
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2015
9.04
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.04
9.04
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.27
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.4
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8520
38.22
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
38.81
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
916
4.11
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.2
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.17
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
0.66
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.276
1.276
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7643
34.28
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
33.75
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Lance Lynn and Fred Rath Jr.

Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
1.63
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.53
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6019
27
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2006.1
9
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.37
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.63
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.06
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
1
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.67
93.67
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.41
93.41
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lance Lynn and Fred Rath Jr.

Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
364
655.86
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
333
600
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
509.91
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
43.24
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
34.23
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.01
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.01
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.73
6.71
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
52.25
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
68.47
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
27.03
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.61
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
39.64
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.03
-14.47
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.6
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
21.62
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
159
286.49
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
2.09
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
63.06
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.8
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.6
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA