Nels Potter vs. Bill Rotes — Career Comparison

Nels Potter
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Rotes
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nels 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. Nels Potter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.366 compared to 7.6 and 2.044 for Bill Rotes. By the career numbers, Nels Potter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nels Potter and Bill Rotes

Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
1.86
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.19
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.94
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.13
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.49
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.52
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.71
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.68
48.68
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.41
29.41
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.72
50.72
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.48
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.01
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.12
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
3.99
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
7.6
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.6
7.6
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.82
7.82
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5058
27
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
27
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1686
9
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
151.2
9
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1721
9.19
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
14.48
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.19
9.19
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.48
14.48
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.66
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.59
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
3.11
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
3.92
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
747
3.99
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.31
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.788
0.788
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.21
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.11
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7248
38.69
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
45.63
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.67
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
4.5
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
10.27
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.27
10.27
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.366
1.366
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.044
2.044
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6645
35.47
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
693
41.12
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.65
8.65
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.63
45.63

Fielding Stats for Nels Potter and Bill Rotes

Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.18
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
27
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
9
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.54
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.01
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.72
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.74
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.29
85.29
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.161
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nels Potter and Bill Rotes

Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
352
337.38
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
153.85
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
626
600
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
78
600
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562
538.66
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
70
538.46
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.449
0.449
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
122.68
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
9
69.23
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
108.31
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
6
46.15
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.38
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.69
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.38
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
14.38
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.08
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.96
34.47
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
3.62
27.84
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
137.06
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
14
107.69
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
157.19
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
17
130.77
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
23.96
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.15
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
35.46
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
53.85
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
59.42
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
100
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.78
41
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
20.53
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.96
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
33.55
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
61.54
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
47.92
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
200
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.52
12.52
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
26.84
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
13.42
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA