Ed Appleton vs. Tommy Hunter — Career Comparison

Ed Appleton
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tommy Hunter
MillenialIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Appleton built a career as a starting pitcher and Tommy Hunter as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Appleton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.25 and WHIP 1.435 compared to 4.07 and 1.255 for Tommy Hunter. By the career numbers, Ed Appleton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Appleton and Tommy Hunter

Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
2.33
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
4.98
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.63
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.55
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.46
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.41
29.41
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.37
54.37
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.08
27.08
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.96
14.96
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.29
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
3.25
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
415
4.07
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2752
27
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
917.1
9
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
8.84
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
930
9.12
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.12
9.12
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.27
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
4.08
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.04
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.13
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
3.11
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
639
6.27
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.27
6.27
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.799
0.799
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.923
0.923
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.16
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.29
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
811
39.38
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3830
37.58
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.1
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
4.66
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
4.34
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.18
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.18
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.9
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.435
1.435
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.241
1.241
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
718
34.87
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3556
34.89
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.38
39.38
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.58
37.58

Fielding Stats for Ed Appleton and Tommy Hunter

Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
4.98
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2752
27
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917.1
9
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.54
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.14
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
1.79
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.68
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.38
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.96
93.96
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.104
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.337
0.337
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.96
14.96
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Appleton and Tommy Hunter

Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
48
496.55
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
508
60960
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
600
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
579.31
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
93.1
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
82.76
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.12
21.93
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
21.64
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
113.79
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
113.79
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
41.38
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
41.38
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.61
16.63
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
20.56
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
155.17
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.87
3.87
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA