Bill Rotes vs. Woody Rich — Career Comparison

Bill Rotes
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Woody Rich
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Woody Rich built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Rotes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Woody Rich posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.06 and WHIP 1.509 compared to 7.6 and 2.044 for Bill Rotes. By the career numbers, Woody Rich had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Rotes and Woody Rich

Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.19
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.53
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
1.13
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.23
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.71
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.41
29.41
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.48
48.48
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.01
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
7.6
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
5.06
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.6
7.6
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.82
7.82
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
27
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
27
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151.2
9
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
117.1
9
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
14.48
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
9.74
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.48
14.48
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.74
9.74
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.59
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
3.92
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.84
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.31
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.22
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.784
0.784
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.59
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
45.63
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
526
40.35
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
10.27
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
5.6
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.27
10.27
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.044
2.044
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.509
1.509
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
693
41.12
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
35.9
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.65
8.65
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.63
45.63
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.35
40.35

Fielding Stats for Bill Rotes and Woody Rich

Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.18
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
27
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
9
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.54
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.01
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.72
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.29
85.29
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.89
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Rotes and Woody Rich

Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
153.85
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
471.43
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
600
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
42
600
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
538.46
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
557.14
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.449
0.449
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
69.23
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
114.29
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
6
46.15
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
114.29
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.69
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.38
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.08
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
27.84
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
1.22
17.41
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
107.69
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
114.29
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
130.77
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
9
128.57
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.15
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
3
42.86
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
53.85
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
100
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
4
57.14
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
20.53
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
1.29
18.45
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
61.54
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
26
200
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
71.43
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.4
8.4
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
28.57
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
2
28.57
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA