Jay Ritchie vs. Lawrence Simpson — Career Comparison

Jay Ritchie
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lawrence Simpson
Lost GenerationOhioNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lawrence Simpson built a career as a starting pitcher and Jay Ritchie as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jay Ritchie posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.49 and WHIP 1.438 compared to 4.3 and 1.398 for Lawrence Simpson. By the career numbers, Jay Ritchie had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jay Ritchie and Lawrence Simpson

Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
5.16
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.53
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.38
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.61
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.4
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.61
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
3.49
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
4.3
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
874
27
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
27
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291.1
9
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.2
9
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
9.3
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
9.97
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.3
9.3
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.97
9.97
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.71
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.77
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
2.9
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.61
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.74
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
6.55
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
4.14
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.28
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
38.86
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
39.89
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.79
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
4.08
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
5.68
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.77
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.356
1.356
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1158
35.77
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
36.97
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.86
38.86
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.89
39.89

Fielding Stats for Jay Ritchie and Lawrence Simpson

Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
5.16
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.33
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
874
27
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
27
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291.1
9
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115.1
9
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.46
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.62
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.48
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.34
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.55
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
2.07
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.51
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.95
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.97
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.03
94.03
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.44
84.44
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.377
0.377
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.235
2.235
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jay Ritchie and Lawrence Simpson

Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
2708.11
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
244.9
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
37
600
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
600
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
567.57
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
526.53
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.476
0.476
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
113.51
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
85.71
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
97.3
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
73.47
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.58
25.58
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
24.53
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
145.95
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
97.96
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
129.73
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
122.45
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
24.49
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
3
48.65
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
1.43
23.13
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.91
23.43
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
8
129.73
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.63
4.63
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100