Walter Ball vs. Luther Hackman — Career Comparison

Walter Ball
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Luther Hackman
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Walter Ball built a career as a starting pitcher and Luther Hackman 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 5.09 and 1.590 for Luther Hackman. 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 Luther Hackman

Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.32
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
6.33
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.97
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.54
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.46
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.24
54.24
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.37
47.37
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.08
73.08
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.83
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.65
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
5.09
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1591
27
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
636
27
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
530.1
9
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
9
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
525
8.91
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
9.59
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.59
9.59
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.1
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.07
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
4.46
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
4.21
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
5.43
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.59
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.25
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.64
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2211
37.52
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
963
40.88
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.4
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
3.92
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
5.65
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.02
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.71
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.76
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2014
34.18
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
825
35.02
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.52
37.52
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.88
40.88

Fielding Stats for Walter Ball and Luther Hackman

Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.32
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
6.33
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.37
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2364
27
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
636
27
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788
9
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
9
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.57
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.47
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.68
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.36
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.13
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.38
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.91
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
2.25
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.83
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.71
94.71
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.56
95.56
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.698
1.698
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.59
27.59
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Walter Ball and Luther Hackman

Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Walter Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
116
201.16
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
3311.11
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
346
600
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321
556.65
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
24
533.33
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
143.93
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
124.86
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.4
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.94
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
19.08
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.41
50.99
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
5.22
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
173.41
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
169.94
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.603
0.603
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
60.69
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
60.69
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
119.65
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.55
61.64
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.77
-17.11
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.47
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.54
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Walter Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
11
244.44
Walter Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.45
2.45
Walter Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
17.34
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Walter Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA