Steve Barber vs. Luther Hackman — Career Comparison

Steve Barber
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Luther Hackman
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Barber 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. Steve Barber led in home run suppression (HR9+ 144 vs 101), strikeout rate (K%+ 101 vs 76), and run prevention (ERA+ 103 vs 91). Luther Hackman held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 95 vs 70). Role difference aside, Steve Barber holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Steve Barber and Luther Hackman

Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466
2.1
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
6.33
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.22
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.54
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.48
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.3
53.3
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.37
47.37
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.37
58.37
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.27
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.09
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
747
3.36
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
5.09
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5997
27
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
636
27
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1999
9
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
9
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1818
8.19
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
9.59
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.59
9.59
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.56
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.1
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
950
4.28
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
4.46
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.27
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1309
5.89
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
5.43
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.099
1.099
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.41
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.59
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.19
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.64
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8591
38.68
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
963
40.88
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.41
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.4
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
870
3.92
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
5.65
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.76
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.385
1.385
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7569
34.08
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
825
35.02
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.68
38.68
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.88
40.88

Fielding Stats for Steve Barber and Luther Hackman

Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466
2.1
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
6.33
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.22
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6000
27
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
636
27
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2000
9
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
9
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.48
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.47
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
1.67
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.36
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.17
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
2.32
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.91
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
2.15
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.83
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.64
92.64
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.56
95.56
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.026
1.026
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.37
58.37
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.14
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Barber and Luther Hackman

Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
466
430.82
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
3311.11
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
649
600
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
563
520.49
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
533.33
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
60.09
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
49
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.62
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.85
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.62
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.09
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.63
17.23
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
5.22
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
82.28
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
97.07
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
22.19
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
24.96
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
42.53
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.43
3.17
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.77
-17.11
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.85
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
35.13
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
320
295.84
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
244.44
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
2.03
2.03
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.45
2.45
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
41.6
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.85
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA