Fred Rath Jr. vs. Ed Willett — Career Comparison

Fred Rath Jr.
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Willett
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ed Willett 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 3.08 and 1.288 for Ed Willett. 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 Willett

Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
1.39
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
1.03
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.52
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.5
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.75
50.75
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.72
73.72
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.72
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.06
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
606
3.08
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5320
27
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1773.1
9
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.13
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1719
8.72
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.72
8.72
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.12
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
2.87
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
600
3.05
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.657
0.657
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.33
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.54
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
38.81
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7200
36.54
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.27
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
841
4.27
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.288
1.288
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
33.75
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6529
33.14
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.54
36.54

Fielding Stats for Fred Rath Jr. and Ed Willett

Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
3.09
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.04
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2415
27
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
805
9
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.83
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
695
7.77
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.46
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
810
9.06
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
8.6
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.94
94.94
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.786
2.786
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.7
33.7
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.2
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Rath Jr. and Ed Willett

Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
279
236.78
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
707
600
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
652
553.32
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.553
0.553
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
110.33
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
76.38
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
21.22
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.49
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.24
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
33.95
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.45
40.27
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
161.24
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
137.48
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
47.52
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
53.47
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
96.75
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.15
39.17
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.09
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
22.07
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Ed Willett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
207
175.67
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.42
3.42
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
19.52
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.7
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50