Fred Blaylock vs. Luther Hackman — Career Comparison

Fred Blaylock
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Luther Hackman
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Blaylock 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. Luther Hackman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.09 and WHIP 1.590 compared to 5.4 and 2.175 for Fred Blaylock. By the career numbers, Luther Hackman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Blaylock and Luther Hackman

Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.03
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
6.33
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.37
47.37
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.4
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
5.09
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
27
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
9
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
11.48
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
9.59
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.48
11.48
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.59
9.59
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.1
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.1
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
4.46
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
5.4
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
5.43
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.099
1.099
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.35
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.59
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.64
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
47.93
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963
40.88
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.4
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.1
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
5.65
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.76
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.175
2.175
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.561
1.561
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
39.15
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
825
35.02
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.93
47.93
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.88
40.88

Fielding Stats for Fred Blaylock and Luther Hackman

Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.03
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
6.33
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
27
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
9
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.36
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.7
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.91
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.83
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.56
95.56
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Blaylock and Luther Hackman

Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
3311.11
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
533.33
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
28.33
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
5.22
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
36.53
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.77
-17.11
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
11
244.44
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.45
2.45
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA