Jim Rathmann

American · 1950–1960
VS

Jimmy Bryan

American · 1952–1960
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
1
1
Qualifyingahead
1
1
Jim Rathmann · Jimmy Bryan
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
5 4
9 shared
Qualifying H2H
5 4
9 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P8
Best championship
P10
Finished ahead in the standings: 1 · 1
1957 P10 1958 P13
Teammate battle by season
1
0
1952
0
1
1958
Career totals
Jim Rathmann Jimmy Bryan
Championships
0
0
Wins
1
1
Poles
0
0
Podiums
4
3
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
29
18
Starts
10
9
Rate-adjusted · per start
Jim Rathmann Jimmy Bryan
Win rate
10%
11.1%
Podium rate
40%
33.3%
Pole rate
0%
0%
Points / start
2.9
2.0
Avg grid
P17.3
P15.2
Avg finish
P11.3
P13.4
Finish rate
80%
77.8%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Jim Rathmann Jimmy Bryan
Mechanical retirements
1
2
Crash retirements
1
0
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both.
Milestones & racecraft
1950
Debut season
1952
1960 · aged 31
First win
1958 · aged 32
First pole
First title
P1
Best finish
P1
+6.0
Avg places gained
+1.8
Season points trajectory
1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960
Jim Rathmann Jimmy Bryan
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Jim Rathmann Jimmy Bryan
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1 · 4 · P1 1 · 3 · P1
Jim Rathmann 1 · 4 · P1 1 · 3 · P1 Jimmy Bryan
Team history
Jim Rathmann
KUR
EPP
WAT
Wetteroth 1950Kurtis Kraft 1952–1954Epperly 1955Kurtis Kraft 1956Epperly 1957–1958Watson 1959–1960
Jimmy Bryan
KUZ
EPP
Kurtis Kraft 1952Schroeder 1953Kuzma 1954–1957Epperly 1958–1960
19501960
Basis

Head-to-head counts races where both drivers were classified, compared by final position (post-penalty). Teammate section counts only seasons in the same car. Career totals mirror the source data. Data: Jolpica-F1 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).