Red Applegate vs. Sunny Jim Hamilton — Career Comparison

Looking at the career totals, Red Applegate and Sunny Jim Hamilton are fairly close on the surface numbers. Sunny Jim Hamilton posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.09 vs 3.75) and WHIP (1.114 vs 1.917). Red Applegate had the advantage in home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.77). By the career numbers, Sunny Jim Hamilton had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.