Fred Rath Jr. vs. Milt Watson — Career Comparison

Fred Rath Jr.
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Milt Watson
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Milt Watson 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 3.57 and 1.354 for Milt Watson. 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 Milt Watson

Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
1.91
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.45
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.64
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.18
41.18
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.4
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
3.57
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.13
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
9.23
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.23
9.23
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.21
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.95
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
2.4
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.594
0.594
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.17
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.36
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
38.81
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1803
38.27
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
4.37
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
33.75
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1647
34.96
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27

Fielding Stats for Fred Rath Jr. and Milt Watson

Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
27
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
9
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.15
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.511
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Rath Jr. and Milt Watson

Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
380.28
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
600
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
587.32
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
67.61
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
63.38
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.23
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.23
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
8.14
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
71.83
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
71.83
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
21.13
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.68
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
33.8
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.87
-12.12
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.23
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
156.34
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
3.84
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.45
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA