Fred Rath Jr. vs. Bob Walk — Career Comparison

Fred Rath Jr.
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bob Walk
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Bob Walk 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 4.03 and 1.388 for Bob Walk. 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 Bob Walk

Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
1.89
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
1.4
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.57
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.44
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.45
56.45
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
74
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
4.03
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4998
27
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1666
9
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.13
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1671
9.03
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
0.77
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
3.27
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.19
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
4.58
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.873
0.873
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.43
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.22
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.18
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
38.81
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7127
38.5
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.13
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
829
4.48
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.4
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.23
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
0.74
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.367
1.367
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
33.75
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6365
34.38
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Fred Rath Jr. and Bob Walk

Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
1.89
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
1.4
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4998
27
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1666
9
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.83
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.25
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.14
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
2.23
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
2.09
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.69
93.69
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.103
1.103
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
74
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.12
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Rath Jr. and Bob Walk

Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
352
362.26
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
583
600
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
510
524.87
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
76.16
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
61.75
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.32
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.06
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.03
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.41
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.41
15.86
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
94.68
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
98.8
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
30.87
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
49.4
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
79.25
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.93
6.1
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.17
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16.47
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Bob Walk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
167
171.87
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.49
3.49
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
51.46
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.03
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Walk
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.23
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.12
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.12
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Walk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0