Ken Ash vs. Herb Hash — Career Comparison

Ken Ash
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Herb Hash
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Herb Hash built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Ash as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Ash posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.96 and WHIP 1.469 compared to 4.98 and 1.722 for Herb Hash. By the career numbers, Ken Ash had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Ash and Herb Hash

Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3.07
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
2.66
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.73
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.84
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.56
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.45
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.49
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.58
31.58
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
4.96
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
4.98
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
27
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
385
27
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161.1
9
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
128.1
9
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
9.93
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
9.12
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.93
9.93
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.84
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
3.29
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
6.38
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
2.62
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.74
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.657
0.657
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.013
1.013
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.35
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
689
38.44
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
41.87
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.84
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.19
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
6.08
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
5.12
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.469
1.469
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.722
1.722
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
34.81
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
501
35.14
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.44
38.44
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.87
41.87

Fielding Stats for Ken Ash and Herb Hash

Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.96
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.35
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.079
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Ash and Herb Hash

Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
725
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
39
520
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
600
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
575
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
42
560
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.489
0.489
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
6
75
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
62.5
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1.03
12.92
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.7
22.68
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
7
87.5
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
160
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
7
87.5
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
3
37.5
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
4
50
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.09
-1.12
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
7.85
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
8
100
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.25
11.25
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA