Bill Rotes vs. Vern Ruhle — Career Comparison

Bill Rotes
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Vern Ruhle
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Vern Ruhle 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. Vern Ruhle posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.73 and WHIP 1.324 compared to 7.6 and 2.044 for Bill Rotes. By the career numbers, Vern Ruhle had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Rotes and Vern Ruhle

Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.19
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.09
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.13
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.2
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.43
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.71
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.56
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.41
29.41
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.23
43.23
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.49
57.49
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.01
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.18
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
7.6
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
585
3.73
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.6
7.6
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.82
7.82
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
27
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4234
27
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
151.2
9
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1411.1
9
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
14.48
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1483
9.46
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.48
14.48
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.46
9.46
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.59
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.76
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
3.92
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
2.22
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.24
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.31
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
3.71
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.659
0.659
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.22
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
45.63
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5964
38.03
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.29
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
10.27
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
675
4.3
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.27
10.27
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.39
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.24
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.81
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.044
2.044
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.297
1.297
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
693
41.12
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5483
34.96
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.65
8.65
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.63
45.63
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Bill Rotes and Vern Ruhle

Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.18
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.09
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.2
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
456
27
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4234
27
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
9
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1411.1
9
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.71
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.54
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
1.11
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.01
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.9
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.72
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
1.82
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.29
85.29
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.64
95.64
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.872
0.872
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.49
57.49
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Rotes and Vern Ruhle

Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
153.85
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
327
872
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
78
600
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
225
600
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
538.46
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
485.33
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.449
0.449
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
9
69.23
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
72
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
6
46.15
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
58.67
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.69
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.33
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.38
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.08
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
13.33
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
27.84
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.94
21.18
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
107.69
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
85.33
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
17
130.77
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
133.33
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.15
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
32
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
53.85
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
24
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
100
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
56
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
20.53
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.9
18.41
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.67
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
61.54
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
58.67
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
200
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
96
256
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
2.34
2.34
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
53.33
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.67
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.67
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0