Joe Davenport vs. Jim Hearn — Career Comparison

Joe Davenport
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Hearn
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim Hearn built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Davenport as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Davenport posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 3.81 and 1.372 for Jim Hearn. By the career numbers, Joe Davenport had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Davenport and Jim Hearn

Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
7.5
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
2.09
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.21
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.58
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.47
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.05
55.05
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.83
57.83
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.33
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
721
3.81
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5111
27
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1703.2
9
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.75
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1661
8.77
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.77
8.77
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.83
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
6.75
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
655
3.46
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.12
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
669
3.53
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.777
0.777
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.18
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.13
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
38.25
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7294
38.53
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.75
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.39
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.25
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
847
4.47
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.359
1.359
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
30.75
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6614
34.94
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.25
38.25
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for Joe Davenport and Jim Hearn

Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
7.5
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
5.53
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.05
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1933
27
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
644.1
9
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.48
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.25
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
4.96
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.31
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.25
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
6.75
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.25
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
6.44
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
95.45
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.164
1.164
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.94
18.94
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.46
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Davenport and Jim Hearn

Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
6000
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
403
391.26
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
548
532.04
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.453
0.453
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
74.76
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
57.28
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.8
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.94
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
17.48
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.82
25.07
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
111.65
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
107.77
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
42.72
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
34.95
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
68.93
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.16
13.74
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
32.04
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
214
207.77
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
2.89
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
33.98
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
7
6.8
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100