John Axford vs. Chris Hammond — Career Comparison

Chris Hammond built a career as a starting pitcher and John Axford as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Their run-prevention marks were nearly identical — ERA+ of 89 for John Axford and 93 for Chris Hammond, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 93 and 97 respectively. Role difference aside, the slight lean goes to Chris Hammond — but these two were remarkably close on the shared metrics.