Fred Olmstead vs. Fred Rath Jr. — Career Comparison

Fred Olmstead
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred Rath Jr.
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Olmstead 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 2.74 and 1.313 for Fred Olmstead. 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 Fred Olmstead and Fred Rath Jr.

Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.66
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.93
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.48
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.5
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.72
48.72
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.06
56.06
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.65
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
2.74
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1076
27
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358.2
9
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
9.49
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.13
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.49
9.49
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
2.33
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
3.39
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.636
0.636
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.28
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.28
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1442
36.18
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
38.81
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.48
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
4.07
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1338
33.57
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
33.75
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.311
0.311
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.18
36.18
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Fred Olmstead and Fred Rath Jr.

Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
2.46
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.97
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
27
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
9
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.6
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
4.18
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.3
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
5.08
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.78
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.939
1.939
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.39
39.39
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Olmstead and Fred Rath Jr.

Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
300
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
600
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
563.64
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
86.36
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
72.73
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.55
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.09
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.64
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.61
20.96
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
109.09
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
109.09
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.18
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.73
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
40.91
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
15.35
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.73
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
86.36
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.95
6.95
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.64
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA