Stew Bowers vs. Hod Eller — Career Comparison

Stew Bowers
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hod Eller
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Hod Eller built a career as a starting pitcher and Stew Bowers 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 4.6 and 1.875 for Stew Bowers. By the career numbers, Hod Eller had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Stew Bowers and Hod Eller

Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.6
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.67
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.92
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.63
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.42
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
55
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.54
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.6
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
2.62
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.02
6.02
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2589
27
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
863
9
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
11.05
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
8.41
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.2
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.83
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
2.22
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.53
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
3.97
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.818
0.818
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.688
0.688
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
43.88
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3523
36.74
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.07
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.6
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.44
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
3.26
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.875
1.875
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
38.05
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3292
34.33
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.88
43.88
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.74
36.74

Fielding Stats for Stew Bowers and Hod Eller

Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.69
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.467
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.295
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Stew Bowers and Hod Eller

Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
1800
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
300
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
326
600
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
308
566.87
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
125.15
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
106.75
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.04
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.52
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.84
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.4
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
39.68
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.19
37.16
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
152.76
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
138.04
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.508
0.508
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
44.17
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
53.37
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
95.71
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
51.01
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.11
40.7
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.84
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
11.04
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
110.43
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.43
5.43
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
20.25
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.2
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.84
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.04
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33