Fred Rath vs. Bill Rotes — Career Comparison

Fred Rath
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Rotes
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Rath 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. Fred Rath posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.7 and WHIP 1.391 compared to 7.6 and 2.044 for Bill Rotes. By the career numbers, Fred Rath had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Rath and Bill Rotes

Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.13
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.19
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.13
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.3
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.71
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.41
29.41
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.01
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4.7
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
7.6
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.6
7.6
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.82
7.82
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
27
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151.2
9
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
7.43
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
14.48
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.48
14.48
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.59
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
4.3
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
3.92
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
1.31
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.783
0.783
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.17
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
39.52
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
45.63
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.87
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
10.27
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.87
5.87
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.27
10.27
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.304
1.304
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.044
2.044
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
693
41.12
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.65
8.65
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.192
0.192
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.52
39.52
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.63
45.63

Fielding Stats for Fred Rath and Bill Rotes

Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.13
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.18
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.78
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
27
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
9
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.78
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.54
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.3
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.13
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
2.01
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.72
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.29
85.29
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.875
0.875
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Rath and Bill Rotes

Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
1600
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
153.85
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
600
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
538.46
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
69.23
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.15
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.69
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.38
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.08
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
27.84
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
107.69
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
130.77
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.15
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
53.85
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
100
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
20.53
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
61.54
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
26
200
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA