Herbert Brett vs. Jim Hearn — Career Comparison

Herbert Brett
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Hearn
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim Hearn built a career as a starting pitcher and Herbert Brett 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 3.97 and 1.235 for Herbert Brett. By the career numbers, Jim Hearn had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Herbert Brett and Jim Hearn

Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.37
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
2.09
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.79
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.21
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.58
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.47
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.05
55.05
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.18
18.18
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.83
57.83
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.33
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.97
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
3.81
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.207
0.207
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
27
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5111
27
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.2
9
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1703.2
9
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
7.15
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1661
8.77
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.15
7.15
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.77
8.77
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.83
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.97
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
655
3.46
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.12
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.78
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
3.53
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.777
0.777
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.18
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.13
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
38.91
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7294
38.53
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.57
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.39
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.37
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
847
4.47
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.235
1.235
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.359
1.359
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
34.54
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6614
34.94
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.91
38.91
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for Herbert Brett and Jim Hearn

Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
5.53
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.05
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1933
27
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
644.1
9
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.48
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
4.96
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.31
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
6.75
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
6.44
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.636
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.164
1.164
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.94
18.94
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.46
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Herbert Brett and Jim Hearn

Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
2200
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
403
391.26
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
548
532.04
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
74.76
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
57.28
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.8
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.94
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
17.48
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.82
25.07
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
111.65
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
107.77
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
42.72
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
34.95
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
68.93
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.16
13.74
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
32.04
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
214
207.77
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
2.89
2.89
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
33.98
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Herbert Brett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
7
6.8
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Herbert Brett
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100