Buck Becannon vs. Hod Eller — Career Comparison

Buck Becannon
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkNorth AmericaNew York MetropolitansAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Hod Eller
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Hod Eller built a career as a starting pitcher and Buck Becannon as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Hod Eller posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.62 and WHIP 1.181 compared to 5.93 and 1.495 for Buck Becannon. By the career numbers, Hod Eller had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Buck Becannon and Hod Eller

Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.09
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.67
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.09
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
0.92
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.63
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.79
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.42
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
55
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.09
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.54
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
5.93
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
2.62
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
27
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2589
27
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
9
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
863
9
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
10.88
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
8.41
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.88
10.88
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.2
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
2.57
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
2.22
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.48
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
3.97
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.451
0.451
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.688
0.688
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.68
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.19
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
41.34
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3523
36.74
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.6
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
8.51
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
3.26
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.51
8.51
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.495
1.495
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
38.27
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3292
34.33
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.82
7.82
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.34
41.34
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.74
36.74

Fielding Stats for Buck Becannon and Hod Eller

Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.04
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
27
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
9
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.26
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.82
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.34
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.08
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.69
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.295
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Buck Becannon and Hod Eller

Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
12
167.44
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
300
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
326
600
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
572.09
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
308
566.87
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.535
0.535
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
125.15
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
106.75
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.04
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.52
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.84
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.4
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.7
37.74
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.19
37.16
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
10
139.53
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
152.76
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
167.44
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
138.04
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.508
0.508
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.17
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
53.37
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
69.77
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
95.71
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.57
49.81
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.11
40.7
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.84
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
11.04
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
60
110.43
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.5
21.5
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
5.43
5.43
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
20.25
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.2
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.84
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.04
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33