Grant Bowler vs. Jim Hearn — Career Comparison

Grant Bowler
Greatest GenerationColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Hearn
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim Hearn built a career as a starting pitcher and Grant Bowler as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Hearn posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.81 and WHIP 1.372 compared to 6.91 and 1.968 for Grant Bowler. By the career numbers, Jim Hearn had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Grant Bowler and Jim Hearn

Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.67
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
2.09
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.21
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.58
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.22
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.47
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.05
55.05
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.65
17.65
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.83
57.83
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.33
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
6.91
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
3.81
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.91
6.91
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
27
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5111
27
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.2
9
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1703.2
9
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
11.88
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1661
8.77
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.88
11.88
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.83
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
5.83
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
655
3.46
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.12
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.67
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
669
3.53
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.056
1.056
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.777
0.777
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.18
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.13
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
43.2
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7294
38.53
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.94
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.39
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
8.21
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
847
4.47
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.968
1.968
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.359
1.359
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
37.37
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6614
34.94
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.344
0.344
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for Grant Bowler and Jim Hearn

Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
5.53
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.05
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1933
27
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
644.1
9
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.48
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
4.96
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.31
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
6.75
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
6.44
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.78
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.412
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.164
1.164
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.94
18.94
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.46
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Grant Bowler and Jim Hearn

Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
784.62
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
403
391.26
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
548
532.04
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
74.76
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
57.28
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
6.8
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.94
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
17.48
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
17.26
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.82
25.07
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
111.65
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
107.77
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
42.72
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
34.95
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
68.93
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.14
-6.44
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.16
13.74
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
32.04
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
276.92
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
214
207.77
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
2.17
2.17
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
2.89
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
33.98
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
7
6.8
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100