Mike Armstrong vs. Chris Hammond — Career Comparison

Mike Armstrong
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Hammond
Gen XGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Hammond built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Armstrong as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Armstrong led in run prevention (ERA+ 110 vs 93), strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 95), and home run suppression (HR9+ 95 vs 94). Chris Hammond held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 101 vs 90). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Mike Armstrong.

Pitching Stats for Mike Armstrong and Chris Hammond

Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
5.25
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
3.53
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.09
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.51
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.53
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.45
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.5
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.78
52.78
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.56
51.56
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.84
30.84
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.29
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
4.1
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
517
4.14
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1014
27
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3371
27
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
9
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1123.2
9
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
7.99
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1163
9.32
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.32
9.32
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
1.12
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.84
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
4.13
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
3.1
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.53
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.26
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
5.88
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
5.7
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.88
5.88
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.978
0.978
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.43
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.25
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.25
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1439
38.32
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4821
38.61
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
2.5
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.54
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
4.53
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
572
4.58
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.29
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.43
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.4
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.26
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.51
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.87
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.346
1.346
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1252
33.34
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4317
34.58
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.32
38.32
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Mike Armstrong and Chris Hammond

Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
5.25
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
3.53
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.09
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1014
27
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3371
27
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
9
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1123.2
9
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.75
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.38
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.75
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.37
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.13
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.6
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.88
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.49
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.75
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.19
93.19
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.497
0.497
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.84
30.84
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Armstrong and Chris Hammond

Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
198
39600
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
444
931.47
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
286
600
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
499.3
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.626
0.626
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
100.7
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
75.52
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.69
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.39
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
25.17
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.68
45.48
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
144.76
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
159.44
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
62.94
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
29.37
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
83.92
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-66.4
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.33
46.84
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
58.74
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
600
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
201.4
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
2.98
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
39.86
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.2
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA