Pete Appleton vs. Chris Hammond — Career Comparison

Pete Appleton
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Hammond
Gen XGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Hammond built a career as a starting pitcher and Pete Appleton 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 4.3 and 1.466 for Pete Appleton. By the career numbers, Chris Hammond had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pete Appleton and Chris Hammond

Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
2.69
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
3.53
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.56
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.09
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.45
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.53
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.52
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.5
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.34
46.34
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.56
51.56
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.82
20.82
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.84
30.84
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.27
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.21
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
545
4.3
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
4.14
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3423
27
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3371
27
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1141
9
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1123.2
9
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1187
9.36
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1163
9.32
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.36
9.36
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.6
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.84
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
3.83
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
3.1
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.26
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
420
3.31
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.7
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.794
0.794
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.978
0.978
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.25
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.25
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.21
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.25
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5044
39.79
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4821
38.61
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.47
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.54
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
667
5.26
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
4.58
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.43
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.26
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.87
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4532
35.75
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4317
34.58
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.79
39.79
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Pete Appleton and Chris Hammond

Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
3.53
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.09
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3371
27
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1123.2
9
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.38
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.37
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.13
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.88
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.75
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.43
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.947
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.497
0.497
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.84
30.84
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Appleton and Chris Hammond

Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
343
522.34
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
931.47
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
394
600
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
286
600
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
374
569.54
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
238
499.3
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.557
0.557
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.626
0.626
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
132.49
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
48
100.7
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
109.64
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
36
75.52
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
12.18
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.69
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.66
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.1
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.39
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
22.84
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
25.17
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.84
39.35
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21.68
45.48
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
165.99
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
69
144.76
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
144.67
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
159.44
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
30
45.69
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
62.94
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
51.78
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
14
29.37
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
97.46
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
40
83.92
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29.38
44.74
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22.33
46.84
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
8
12.18
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
58.74
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
100.51
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
96
201.4
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.97
5.97
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
2.98
2.98
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
12
18.27
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
39.86
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.2
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.52
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.52
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA