Lamar Potter vs. Bill Rotes — Career Comparison

Lamar Potter
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightNorth AmericaAtlanta Black CrackersNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Rotes
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lamar Potter 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. Lamar Potter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 6.23 and WHIP 1.431 compared to 7.6 and 2.044 for Bill Rotes. By the career numbers, Lamar Potter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lamar Potter and Bill Rotes

Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.08
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.19
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.25
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
1.13
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.71
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.41
29.41
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.01
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
6.23
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
7.6
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.23
6.23
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.6
7.6
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.82
7.82
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
27
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151.2
9
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
9.55
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
14.48
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.48
14.48
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.32
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
3.92
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.74
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
1.31
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.785
0.785
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
39.88
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
45.63
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.83
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
7.89
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
10.27
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.27
10.27
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.431
1.431
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.044
2.044
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
35.72
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
693
41.12
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.65
8.65
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.88
39.88
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.63
45.63

Fielding Stats for Lamar Potter and Bill Rotes

Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.78
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.18
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.46
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
27
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
9
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.46
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.91
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.54
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.3
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
5.01
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
2.01
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
4.37
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.72
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.1
87.1
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.29
85.29
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.455
2.455
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.82
81.82
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lamar Potter and Bill Rotes

Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
240
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
153.85
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
25
600
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
600
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
600
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
538.46
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
120
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
69.23
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
120
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
46.15
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.69
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.38
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.08
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.9
21.64
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
27.84
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
120
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
107.69
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
5
120
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
130.77
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
46.15
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
53.85
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
4
96
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
100
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
23.33
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.67
20.53
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
61.54
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
26
200
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA