Fred Rath Jr. vs. Sam Thompson — Career Comparison

Fred Rath Jr.
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sam Thompson
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Sam Thompson built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Rath Jr. as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Rath Jr. posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.69 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 4.41 and 1.403 for Sam Thompson. By the career numbers, Fred Rath Jr. had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Rath Jr. and Sam Thompson

Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.61
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.08
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.47
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.59
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.64
44.64
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.06
67.06
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.61
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
4.41
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1422
27
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
474
9
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.13
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
10.03
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.03
10.03
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.65
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
2.6
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
4.1
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.745
0.745
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
38.81
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2101
39.89
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.3
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
295
5.6
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.84
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.55
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.403
1.403
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
33.75
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1910
36.27
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.89
39.89

Fielding Stats for Fred Rath Jr. and Sam Thompson

Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
1.63
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.08
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1425
27
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475
9
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.28
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.75
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.17
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
3.2
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
3.03
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.67
94.67
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.861
1.861
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.28
66.28
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Rath Jr. and Sam Thompson

Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
268.66
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
201
600
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
537.31
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
104.48
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
86.57
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.93
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.99
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.91
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.96
32.71
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
128.36
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
134.33
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.476
0.476
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
53.73
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
38.81
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
89.55
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.49
34.3
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.97
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
23.88
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.99
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.99
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
201
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
32.84
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.99
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.99
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100