Farmer Ray vs. Chris Reitsma — Career Comparison

Farmer Ray
Lost GenerationColoradoThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Reitsma
Gen XMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Farmer Ray built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Reitsma as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Farmer Ray posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.58 and WHIP 1.386 compared to 4.7 and 1.456 for Chris Reitsma. By the career numbers, Farmer Ray had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Farmer Ray and Chris Reitsma

Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.34
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
5
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.02
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.78
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.47
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.64
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.68
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.03
41.03
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.19
76.19
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.68
15.68
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.7
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.55
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.58
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
4.7
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
422
27
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1827
27
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
140.2
9
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
609
9
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.34
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
696
10.29
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.34
9.34
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.29
10.29
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.19
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.12
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
3.14
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
2.42
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.4
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.24
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
5.31
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.597
0.597
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.859
0.859
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.27
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.45
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.24
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
36.34
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2657
39.27
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.68
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
4.93
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
5.23
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.93
4.93
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.43
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.34
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.71
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.386
1.386
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.412
1.412
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
512
32.76
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2425
35.84
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.34
36.34
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.27
39.27

Fielding Stats for Farmer Ray and Chris Reitsma

Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.34
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
5
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.02
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.78
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
27
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1827
27
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
9
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
609
9
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.52
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.17
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
1.37
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.32
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.74
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
1.94
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.43
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
1.89
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.37
88.37
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.71
97.71
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.379
0.379
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.19
76.19
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.68
15.68
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Farmer Ray and Chris Reitsma

Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
21
262.5
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
1942.86
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
48
600
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
600
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
500
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
497.14
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
87.5
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
51.43
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
87.5
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
45.71
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.71
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.71
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.03
25.35
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
6.69
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
87.5
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
57.14
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
150
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
74.29
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
37.5
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.14
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.57
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
50
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
45.71
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.48
31.06
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.81
-10.33
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.71
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
62.5
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.14
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
162.5
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
42
240
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.69
3.69
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
37.5
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
80
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.43
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA