Rodger Ward
American · 1951–1963
VS

Jim Rathmann
American · 1950–1960
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
2
3
Qualifyingahead
1
4
Rodger Ward · Jim Rathmann
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
3 — 6
9 shared
Qualifying H2H
4 — 5
9 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P10
Best championship
P8
Finished ahead in the standings: 1 · 1
1959 P10 1960 P8
Teammate battle by season
0
1
1952
0
1
1953
1
0
1956
1
0
1959
0
1
1960
Career totals
Rodger Ward Jim Rathmann
Championships
0
0
Wins
1
1
Poles
0
0
Podiums
2
4
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
14
29
Starts
12
10
Rate-adjusted · per start
Rodger Ward Jim Rathmann
Win rate
8.3%
10%
Podium rate
16.7%
40%
Pole rate
0%
0%
Points / start
1.2
2.9
Avg grid
P16.5
P17.3
Avg finish
P16.8
P11.3
Finish rate
33.3%
80%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Rodger Ward Jim Rathmann
Mechanical retirements
6
1
Crash retirements
1
1
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both. Retirements with an unclear cause: 1 · 0
Milestones & racecraft
1951
Debut season
1950
1959 · aged 38
First win
1960 · aged 31
—
First pole
—
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
-0.3
Avg places gained
+6.0
Season points trajectory
1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960 1962
Rodger Ward Jim Rathmann
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Rodger Ward Jim Rathmann
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 4 · P1
Rodger Ward 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 4 · P1 Jim Rathmann
Team history
Rodger Ward
KUR
LES
WAT
Bromme 1951Kurtis Kraft 1952–1953Pawl 1954Kuzma 1955Kurtis Kraft 1956Lesovsky 1957–1958Kurtis Kraft 1959Watson 1959–1960Lotus-BRM 1963
Jim Rathmann
KUR
EPP
WAT
Wetteroth 1950Kurtis Kraft 1952–1954Epperly 1955Kurtis Kraft 1956Epperly 1957–1958Watson 1959–1960
19501963
Rodger Ward → Jim Rathmann → Compare others
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).