Zack Britton vs. Jim Hearn — Career Comparison

Zack Britton
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Jim Hearn
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim Hearn built a career as a starting pitcher and Zack Britton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Zack Britton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.13 and WHIP 1.284 compared to 3.81 and 1.372 for Jim Hearn. By the career numbers, Zack Britton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Zack Britton and Jim Hearn

Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
6.21
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
396
2.09
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.65
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.21
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.49
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.58
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.37
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.47
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.38
57.38
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.05
55.05
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.41
10.41
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.83
57.83
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.33
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.16
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.13
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
721
3.81
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1923
27
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5111
27
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
641
9
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1703.2
9
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
7.67
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1661
8.77
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.67
7.67
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.77
8.77
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.55
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.83
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
3.71
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
655
3.46
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.12
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
7.47
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
669
3.53
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.47
7.47
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.777
0.777
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.67
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.18
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.17
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.13
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2652
37.24
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7294
38.53
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
3.51
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.39
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
3.58
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
847
4.47
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.21
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.2
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.29
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.264
1.264
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.359
1.359
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2347
32.95
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6614
34.94
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.24
37.24
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for Zack Britton and Jim Hearn

Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
6.21
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
396
5.53
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.65
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.05
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1923
27
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1933
27
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
641
9
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
644.1
9
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.42
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.48
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.63
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
4.96
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.31
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
2.15
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
6.75
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
2.05
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
6.44
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.42
95.42
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.164
1.164
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.41
10.41
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.94
18.94
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.46
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Zack Britton and Jim Hearn

Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
33150
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
403
391.26
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
548
532.04
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
1.75
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.453
0.453
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
74.76
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
57.28
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
6.8
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.94
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
8.74
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
17.48
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.83
287.28
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.82
25.07
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
675
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
111.65
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
107.77
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.125
1.125
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
1.75
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
42.72
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
34.95
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
68.93
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.94
295.15
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.16
13.74
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
32.04
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
214
207.77
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
2.89
2.89
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
33.98
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
7
6.8
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100