Al Aber vs. Chris Hammond — Career Comparison

Al Aber
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Hammond
Gen XGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Hammond built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Aber as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Hammond posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.14 and WHIP 1.408 compared to 4.18 and 1.459 for Al Aber. By the career numbers, Chris Hammond had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Aber and Chris Hammond

Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
3.88
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
3.53
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.69
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.09
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.55
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.53
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.58
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.5
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.98
48.98
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.56
51.56
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.86
17.86
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.84
30.84
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
4.18
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
4.14
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1168
27
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3371
27
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
389.1
9
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1123.2
9
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
9.2
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1163
9.32
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.32
9.32
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.67
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.84
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
3.7
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
3.1
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.23
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.26
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
3.91
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.7
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.845
0.845
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.978
0.978
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.25
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.25
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1698
39.25
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4821
38.61
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.76
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.54
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
4.74
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
4.58
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.43
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.26
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.87
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.433
1.433
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1532
35.41
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4317
34.58
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.25
39.25
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Al Aber and Chris Hammond

Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
4.91
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
3.53
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.56
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.09
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3371
27
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1123.2
9
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.67
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.38
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
2.31
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.37
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
3.16
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
1.88
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
2.98
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
1.75
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.19
93.19
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.607
0.607
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.497
0.497
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.31
11.31
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.84
30.84
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Aber and Chris Hammond

Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
168
861.54
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
931.47
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
117
600
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
286
600
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
512.82
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
499.3
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.626
0.626
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
14
71.79
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
100.7
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
14
71.79
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
75.52
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.69
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.39
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
25.17
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
2.49
12.76
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.68
45.48
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
14
71.79
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
144.76
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
22
112.82
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
159.44
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
5
25.64
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
62.94
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
30.77
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
29.37
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
11
56.41
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
83.92
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
1.42
7.31
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.33
46.84
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
58.74
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
210.26
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
201.4
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
2.85
2.85
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
2.98
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
39.86
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.13
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.1
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.26
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.2
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA