Lew Ritter vs. Ray Stephens — Career Comparison

Lew Ritter
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueCatcher
Ray Stephens
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Lew Ritter and Ray Stephens are closely matched on the surface stats. Lew Ritter posted stronger numbers in OPS (.539 vs .480) and on-base percentage (.271 vs .194). Ray Stephens had the advantage in slugging (.286 vs .268). By the career numbers, Lew Ritter had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Lew Ritter and Ray Stephens

Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ray Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
175.44
Ray Stephens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
308.11
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1580
600
Ray Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
37
600
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1437
545.7
Ray Stephens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
567.57
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Ray Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.594
0.594
Ray Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
315
119.62
Ray Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
6
97.3
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
100.25
Ray Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
4
64.86
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
12.53
Ray Stephens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
6.46
Ray Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.38
Ray Stephens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
19.37
Ray Stephens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Ray Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Ray Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Ray Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119.59
45.41
Ray Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
2.01
32.58
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
385
146.2
Ray Stephens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
162.16
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
158.35
Ray Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
7
113.51
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Ray Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Ray Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Ray Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Ray Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Ray Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Ray Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ray Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
48.99
Ray Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
45.57
Ray Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
94.18
Ray Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132.09
50.16
Ray Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.19
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.28
Ray Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
36.46
Ray Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
180
68.35
Ray Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
178.38
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.78
8.78
Ray Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Ray Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
15.57
Ray Stephens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
20.89
Ray Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
20.89
Ray Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ray Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Lew Ritter and Ray Stephens

Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ray Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
438
1.09
Ray Stephens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.61
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
0.8
Ray Stephens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.95
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10842
27
Ray Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3614
9
Ray Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1844
4.59
Ray Stephens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
5.59
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
1.29
Ray Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.25
Ray Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2463
6.13
Ray Stephens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
6.16
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2363
5.88
Ray Stephens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
6.16
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.94
95.94
Ray Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.395
5.395
Ray Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.824
3.824
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.74
73.74
Ray Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.82
58.82
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.1
Ray Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.08
Ray Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
1.44
Ray Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.71
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
0.94
Ray Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38