Al Eckert vs. Jim Hearn — Career Comparison

Al Eckert
Greatest GenerationWisconsinThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Hearn
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim Hearn built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Eckert 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 9.11 and 2.025 for Al Eckert. By the career numbers, Jim Hearn had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Eckert and Jim Hearn

Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
6.08
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
2.09
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.21
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.58
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.47
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.05
55.05
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.83
57.83
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.33
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
9.11
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
3.81
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.11
9.11
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.58
7.58
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5111
27
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1703.2
9
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
13.5
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1661
8.77
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.83
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.73
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
655
3.46
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.12
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.36
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
3.53
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.788
0.788
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.777
0.777
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.18
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.13
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
45.23
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7294
38.53
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.71
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.39
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
10.13
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
847
4.47
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.025
2.025
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.359
1.359
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
40.5
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6614
34.94
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.23
45.23
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for Al Eckert and Jim Hearn

Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
5.53
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.05
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1933
27
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
644.1
9
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.48
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
4.96
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.31
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
6.75
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
6.44
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.164
1.164
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.94
18.94
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.46
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Eckert and Jim Hearn

Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
2700
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
403
391.26
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
548
532.04
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.453
0.453
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
74.76
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
57.28
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.8
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.94
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
17.48
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.82
25.07
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
111.65
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
107.77
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
42.72
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
34.95
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
68.93
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
45.21
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.16
13.74
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
32.04
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
214
207.77
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
2.89
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
33.98
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
7
6.8
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100