Dave Otto vs. Fred Rath Jr. — Career Comparison

Dave Otto
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred Rath Jr.
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Otto 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 5.06 and 1.602 for Dave Otto. 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 Dave Otto and Fred Rath Jr.

Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
3.08
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.16
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.28
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.25
31.25
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.61
37.61
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
5.06
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
377
10.66
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
10.13
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.93
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
3.45
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
4.07
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.836
0.836
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1405
39.72
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
38.81
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.57
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
5.34
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
1.47
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.568
1.568
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1246
35.23
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
33.75
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.322
0.322
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Dave Otto and Fred Rath Jr.

Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
3.08
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.16
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.47
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.87
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.78
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.578
0.578
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.61
37.61
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Otto and Fred Rath Jr.

Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
3114.29
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
571.43
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.35
38.54
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
200
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.38
39.46
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
171.43
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA