Fred Rath vs. Erik Sabel — Career Comparison

Fred Rath
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Erik Sabel
Gen XIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Rath built a career as a starting pitcher and Erik Sabel 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 5.02 and 1.541 for Erik Sabel. 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 Erik Sabel

Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
3.13
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
7.38
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.78
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.44
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4.7
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
5.02
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
7.43
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
10.48
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.48
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
4.3
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.74
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.74
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
4.57
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.783
0.783
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.803
0.803
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.17
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
39.52
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
39.54
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.77
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.87
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
5.16
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.89
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.304
1.304
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.459
1.459
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
36
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.192
0.192
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.52
39.52
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.54
39.54

Fielding Stats for Fred Rath and Erik Sabel

Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
3.13
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
7.38
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.78
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.78
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.03
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.13
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.875
0.875
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Rath and Erik Sabel

Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1600
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
15000
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
600
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
600
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.3
-60
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath
Career
Per 600 PA
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA