Ralph Birkofer vs. Luther Hackman — Career Comparison

Ralph Birkofer
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Luther Hackman
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ralph Birkofer 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. Ralph Birkofer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.19 and WHIP 1.458 compared to 5.09 and 1.590 for Luther Hackman. By the career numbers, Ralph Birkofer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ralph Birkofer and Luther Hackman

Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
2.18
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
6.33
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.06
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.51
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.46
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.54
52.54
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.37
47.37
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.48
48.48
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.4
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
4.19
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
5.09
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1632
27
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
636
27
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
544
9
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
9
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
618
10.22
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
9.59
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.59
9.59
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.4
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.1
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
2.9
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
4.46
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
3.71
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
5.43
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.734
0.734
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.59
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.28
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.64
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2420
40.04
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
963
40.88
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.74
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.4
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
5.23
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
5.65
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.76
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.458
1.458
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2228
36.86
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
825
35.02
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.04
40.04
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.88
40.88

Fielding Stats for Ralph Birkofer and Luther Hackman

Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
6.33
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
636
27
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
9
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.36
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.91
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.83
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.92
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.56
95.56
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.705
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.04
6.04
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ralph Birkofer and Luther Hackman

Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
134
377.46
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
3311.11
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
213
600
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
583.1
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
24
533.33
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.549
0.549
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
140.85
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
118.31
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.72
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.82
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.54
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.12
39.79
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
5.22
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
166.2
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
152.11
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.541
0.541
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
50.7
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
61.97
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
112.68
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.99
45.05
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.77
-17.11
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.82
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.45
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
109.86
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
244.44
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.46
5.46
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
2.45
2.45
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.63
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.63
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA