Fred Rath Jr. vs. John Whitehead — Career Comparison

Fred Rath Jr.
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
John Whitehead
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

John Whitehead 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 4.6 and 1.532 for John Whitehead. 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 John Whitehead

Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Whitehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
John Whitehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
1.64
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Whitehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.13
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Whitehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.47
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Whitehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.51
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
John Whitehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.57
47.57
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Whitehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.19
69.19
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Whitehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.5
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Whitehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Whitehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
John Whitehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
4.6
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
John Whitehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
John Whitehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
John Whitehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
John Whitehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
John Whitehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2832
27
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
John Whitehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
944
9
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
10.13
John Whitehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
1074
10.24
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
John Whitehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.24
10.24
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Whitehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.66
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Whitehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Whitehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
John Whitehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
3.55
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Whitehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
John Whitehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
John Whitehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
2.42
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
John Whitehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Whitehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
John Whitehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.663
0.663
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Whitehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.21
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Whitehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.17
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Whitehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
38.81
John Whitehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4190
39.95
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
John Whitehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.29
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
John Whitehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
537
5.12
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
John Whitehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Whitehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
John Whitehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
John Whitehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
John Whitehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.532
1.532
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
33.75
John Whitehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3800
36.23
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
John Whitehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
John Whitehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81
John Whitehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95

Fielding Stats for Fred Rath Jr. and John Whitehead

Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
John Whitehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
John Whitehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Whitehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
27
John Whitehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
9
John Whitehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Whitehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Whitehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Whitehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Whitehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Whitehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
John Whitehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.4
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Whitehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.401
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Whitehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Whitehead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Whitehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Whitehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Whitehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Whitehead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Rath Jr. and John Whitehead

Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
John Whitehead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
John Whitehead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
281.97
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
John Whitehead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
366
600
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
John Whitehead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
325
532.79
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Whitehead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Whitehead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Whitehead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
90.16
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Whitehead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
86.89
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Whitehead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.28
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Whitehead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Whitehead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Whitehead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.28
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
John Whitehead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Whitehead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
John Whitehead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Whitehead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.16
19.93
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Whitehead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
93.44
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Whitehead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
124.59
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Whitehead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Whitehead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Whitehead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Whitehead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Whitehead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Whitehead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Whitehead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Whitehead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
39.34
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Whitehead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
49.18
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Whitehead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
88.52
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
John Whitehead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.18
19.97
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Whitehead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.64
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Whitehead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
32.79
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Whitehead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
John Whitehead
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
88.52
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
John Whitehead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.78
6.78
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Whitehead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Whitehead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
32.79
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Whitehead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Whitehead
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.28
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Whitehead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Whitehead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Whitehead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
John Whitehead
Career
Per 600 PA