Fred Rath Jr. vs. Ed Walsh Jr. — Career Comparison

Fred Rath Jr.
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Walsh Jr.
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ed Walsh Jr. 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 5.57 and 1.656 for Ed Walsh Jr.. 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 Ed Walsh Jr.

Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
2.15
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.03
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.3
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.65
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.43
31.43
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.1
48.1
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.3
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
5.57
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
27
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
9
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
10.13
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
10.85
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.85
10.85
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.6
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
4.05
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
2.91
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.773
0.773
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.38
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.35
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
38.81
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1558
42.36
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.79
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
6.2
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.656
1.656
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
33.75
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1396
37.96
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.36
42.36

Fielding Stats for Fred Rath Jr. and Ed Walsh Jr.

Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
27
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
9
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.7
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.076
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Rath Jr. and Ed Walsh Jr.

Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
406.61
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
550.41
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
119.01
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
94.21
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.83
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.79
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.17
40.51
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
148.76
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
153.72
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
54.55
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
89.26
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.86
43.92
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
128.93
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.65
4.65
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.88
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA