Jay Ritchie vs. Monty Stratton — Career Comparison

Jay Ritchie
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Monty Stratton
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Monty Stratton 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 3.71 and 1.309 for Monty Stratton. 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 Monty Stratton

Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
5.16
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.29
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.15
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.66
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.4
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.42
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.02
61.02
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.57
88.57
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.66
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
3.49
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
3.71
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
874
27
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1462
27
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
291.1
9
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487.1
9
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
9.3
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
489
9.03
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.71
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.59
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
2.9
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
2.75
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.74
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
6.55
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
3.62
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.708
0.708
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.28
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.22
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1258
38.86
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2053
37.91
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.79
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
4.08
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
4.34
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.356
1.356
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1158
35.77
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1892
34.94
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.86
38.86
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.91
37.91

Fielding Stats for Jay Ritchie and Monty Stratton

Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
5.16
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
874
27
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291.1
9
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.46
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.48
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.07
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.95
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.03
94.03
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.54
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.377
0.377
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.7
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jay Ritchie and Monty Stratton

Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
2708.11
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
71
207.8
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
37
600
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
600
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
567.57
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
192
561.95
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.602
0.602
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
7
113.51
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
125.85
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
97.3
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
84.88
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
29.27
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.71
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
40.98
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
1.58
25.58
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
48.27
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
9
145.95
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
190.24
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
8
129.73
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
140.49
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.582
0.582
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
96.59
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
3
48.65
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
70.24
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
3
48.65
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
155.12
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
1.43
23.13
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.72
48.93
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
11.71
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
129.73
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
70.24
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
4.63
4.63
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.54
8.54
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
23.41
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA