Daniel Ponce de Leon vs. Bill Rotes — Career Comparison

Daniel Ponce de Leon
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Rotes
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Daniel Ponce de Leon built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Rotes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Daniel Ponce de Leon posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.33 and WHIP 1.354 compared to 7.6 and 2.044 for Bill Rotes. By the career numbers, Daniel Ponce de Leon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Daniel Ponce de Leon and Bill Rotes

Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.47
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.19
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.34
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.13
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.3
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.49
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.71
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.41
29.41
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.01
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
4.33
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
7.6
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.6
7.6
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.82
7.82
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.213
0.213
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
443
27
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
27
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
147.2
9
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151.2
9
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
7.01
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
14.48
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.48
14.48
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.28
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.59
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
4.94
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
3.92
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
9.26
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.31
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.26
9.26
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.578
1.578
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.61
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.59
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
636
38.76
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
45.63
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.79
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.45
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
10.27
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.27
10.27
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.67
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.044
2.044
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
539
32.85
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
693
41.12
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.65
8.65
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.76
38.76
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.63
45.63

Fielding Stats for Daniel Ponce de Leon and Bill Rotes

Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.47
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.18
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.34
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
443
27
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
27
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
147.2
9
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
9
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.04
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.61
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.54
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.77
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.01
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.65
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.72
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.1
93.1
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.29
85.29
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.474
0.474
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Daniel Ponce de Leon and Bill Rotes

Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
1288.89
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
153.85
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
600
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
23
511.11
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
538.46
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
69.23
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.15
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.69
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
15.38
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.08
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
6.94
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
27.84
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
107.69
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
130.77
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.15
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
53.85
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
100
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.86
-19.12
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
20.53
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
61.54
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
288.89
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
200
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.08
2.08
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA