Mal Eason vs. Luther Hackman — Career Comparison

Mal Eason
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Luther Hackman
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mal Eason built a career as a starting pitcher and Luther Hackman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mal Eason posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.42 and WHIP 1.385 compared to 5.09 and 1.590 for Luther Hackman. By the career numbers, Mal Eason had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mal Eason and Luther Hackman

Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
1.18
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
6.33
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.08
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.34
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.69
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.03
33.03
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.37
47.37
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.2
91.2
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.85
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
3.42
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
5.09
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2854
27
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
636
27
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951.1
9
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
9
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
1027
9.72
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
9.59
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.59
9.59
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.19
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.1
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
2.75
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
4.46
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
2.59
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
5.43
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.594
0.594
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.12
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.59
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.4
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.64
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4011
37.95
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
963
40.88
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.4
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
4.87
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
5.65
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.76
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.385
1.385
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3678
34.8
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
825
35.02
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.88
40.88

Fielding Stats for Mal Eason and Luther Hackman

Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.17
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
6.33
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.51
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2976
27
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
636
27
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
992
9
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
9
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.44
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
2.51
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.36
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.19
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
3.15
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.91
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
2.96
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.83
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.95
93.95
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.56
95.56
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.527
2.527
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mal Eason and Luther Hackman

Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
130
206.35
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
3311.11
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
378
600
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
565.08
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
24
533.33
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
68.25
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
63.49
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.76
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.76
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.87
10.91
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
5.22
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
73.02
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
85.71
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
26.98
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
23.81
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
50.79
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.45
-3.89
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.77
-17.11
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.59
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.87
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
128.57
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
244.44
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.67
4.67
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
2.45
2.45
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
17.46
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.17
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.17
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA