Bud Podbielan vs. Fred Rath Jr. — Career Comparison

Bud Podbielan
Greatest GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred Rath Jr.
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bud Podbielan 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 4.49 and 1.463 for Bud Podbielan. 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 Bud Podbielan and Fred Rath Jr.

Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
2.41
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.07
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.35
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.59
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.31
37.31
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.19
44.19
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.28
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
4.49
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1923
27
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
641
9
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
693
9.73
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.13
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.73
9.73
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.11
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
3.44
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
3.4
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.17
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.24
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2792
39.2
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
38.81
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.49
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
362
5.08
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.463
1.463
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2530
35.52
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
33.75
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
2.1
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Bud Podbielan and Fred Rath Jr.

Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
7.69
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.3
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
604
27
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.1
9
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.83
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
4.6
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
6.57
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
6.44
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.96
97.96
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.837
0.837
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.86
16.86
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.36
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Podbielan and Fred Rath Jr.

Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
499.04
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
600
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
542.31
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
83.65
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
80.77
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.83
16.81
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
86.54
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
115.38
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
20.19
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.96
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
46.15
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.57
13.18
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
31.73
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
92.31
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.96
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.88
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA