Harry Rhodes vs. Dave Rucker — Career Comparison

Harry Rhodes
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Rucker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Harry Rhodes built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Rucker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dave Rucker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.94 and WHIP 1.561 compared to 6.19 and 1.750 for Harry Rhodes. By the career numbers, Dave Rucker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Rhodes and Dave Rucker

Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
3.09
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
5.8
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.13
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.56
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.45
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.13
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.56
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
6.19
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.94
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
27
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
959
27
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
9
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319.2
9
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
10.69
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
9.49
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.69
10.69
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.49
9.49
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.53
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.06
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
4.14
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
4.78
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
4.79
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.094
1.094
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.992
0.992
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.13
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.84
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
44.16
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1406
39.58
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.69
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.72
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
8.72
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
4.62
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.72
8.72
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.13
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.45
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.13
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.87
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.514
1.514
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
37.13
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1222
34.4
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.16
44.16
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.59
39.59

Fielding Stats for Harry Rhodes and Dave Rucker

Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.05
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
5.8
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.13
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
27
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
959
27
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
9
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319.2
9
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.15
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.13
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.44
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.28
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.68
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
2.34
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.27
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
2.06
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.95
87.95
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
55
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Rhodes and Dave Rucker

Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
24
288
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
4457.14
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
600
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
564
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
26
557.14
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.596
0.596
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.482
0.482
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
132
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
107.14
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
96
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
85.71
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.91
46.97
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.34
28.76
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
168
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
128.57
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
156
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
128.57
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.453
0.453
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
72
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
120
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
51
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.24
26.63
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
11
235.71
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
2.55
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Rhodes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Rhodes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA