Lem Cross vs. Hub Pruett — Career Comparison

Lem Cross
Pre-GenerationalNew HampshireThrows RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hub Pruett
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Hub Pruett built a career as a starting pitcher and Lem Cross as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Hub Pruett posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.63 and WHIP 1.627 compared to 7.66 and 2.000 for Lem Cross. By the career numbers, Hub Pruett had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lem Cross and Hub Pruett

Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.34
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
2.55
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.22
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.83
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.36
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.35
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.73
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.58
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.66
37.66
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.7
32.7
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.61
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.34
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
7.66
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
4.63
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.66
7.66
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.58
8.58
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
27
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2235
27
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
9
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
745
9
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
14.35
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
816
9.86
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.35
14.35
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.86
9.86
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.46
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.65
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
396
4.78
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.19
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
4.31
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.649
0.649
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.011
1.011
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.61
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.45
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
44.76
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3395
41.01
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.95
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
10.82
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
5.65
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.82
10.82
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.627
1.627
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
40.5
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2962
35.78
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.09
8.09
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.76
44.76
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Lem Cross and Hub Pruett

Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.34
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
27
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
9
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.7
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.07
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.95
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.25
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.455
1.455
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.166
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Lem Cross and Hub Pruett

Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
12
205.71
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
506.4
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
250
600
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
548.57
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
508.8
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.671
0.671
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.508
0.508
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
86.4
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
72
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
12
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.4
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
14.4
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.66
62.82
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.3
27.13
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
188.57
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
103.2
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
188.57
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
136.8
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.447
0.447
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
21.6
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
28.8
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
50.4
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.05
69.45
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.55
27.72
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
50.4
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
85.71
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
52
124.8
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
4.81
4.81
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
40.8
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.4
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.4
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0