Walter Ball vs. Andres Berumen — Career Comparison

Walter Ball
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Andres Berumen
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Walter Ball built a career as a starting pitcher and Andres Berumen as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Walter Ball posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.65 and WHIP 1.220 compared to 5.66 and 1.720 for Andres Berumen. By the career numbers, Walter Ball had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Walter Ball and Andres Berumen

Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
1.32
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.55
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.97
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.54
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.46
Andres Berumen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.24
54.24
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.08
73.08
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.83
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.65
Andres Berumen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.66
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Andres Berumen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1591
27
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
27
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
530.1
9
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.2
9
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
525
8.91
Andres Berumen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.55
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Andres Berumen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.55
7.55
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Andres Berumen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.76
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Andres Berumen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.07
Andres Berumen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
7.17
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.76
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
4.21
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
8.69
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Andres Berumen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Andres Berumen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.762
1.762
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.13
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.25
Andres Berumen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.76
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2211
37.52
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
42.1
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Andres Berumen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.4
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
3.92
Andres Berumen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
5.85
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.02
Andres Berumen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.71
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.636
1.636
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2014
34.18
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
33.42
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Andres Berumen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Andres Berumen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.52
37.52
Andres Berumen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.1
42.1

Fielding Stats for Walter Ball and Andres Berumen

Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
1.32
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.55
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.37
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2364
27
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
27
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788
9
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.2
9
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.57
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.76
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.68
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.13
Andres Berumen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.38
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.13
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
2.25
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.94
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.71
94.71
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.698
1.698
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.125
0.125
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.59
27.59
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Walter Ball and Andres Berumen

Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
201.16
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
24000
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
346
600
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
556.65
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
143.93
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
124.86
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.4
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.94
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
19.08
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 600 PA
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 600 PA
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.41
50.99
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
173.41
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
169.94
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.603
0.603
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 600 PA
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
60.69
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
60.69
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
119.65
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.55
61.64
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.47
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.54
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Walter Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
Andres Berumen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Walter Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
17.34
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Andres Berumen
Career
Per 600 PA