Duke Esper vs. Herb Hash — Career Comparison

Duke Esper
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Herb Hash
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Herb Hash built a career as a starting pitcher and Duke Esper as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Duke Esper posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.39 and WHIP 1.573 compared to 4.98 and 1.722 for Herb Hash. By the career numbers, Duke Esper had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Duke Esper and Herb Hash

Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
1.23
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.66
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.03
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.84
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
0.53
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.56
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.52
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.49
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.25
50.25
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.9
83.9
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.58
31.58
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.79
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
842
4.39
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
4.98
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5183
27
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
385
27
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1727.2
9
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
128.1
9
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2048
10.67
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
9.12
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.67
10.67
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.24
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.84
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
3.49
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
6.38
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
2.36
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.74
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.649
0.649
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.013
1.013
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.13
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.17
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.35
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7824
40.76
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
41.87
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.18
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.19
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1196
6.23
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
5.12
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.573
1.573
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.722
1.722
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7123
37.11
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
501
35.14
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.76
40.76
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.87
41.87

Fielding Stats for Duke Esper and Herb Hash

Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.23
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5205
27
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1735
9
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.35
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
1.98
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.13
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
2.46
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
2.33
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.53
94.53
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.35
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.887
1.887
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.079
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Duke Esper and Herb Hash

Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
183.21
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
520
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
786
600
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
739
564.12
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
42
560
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.607
0.607
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.489
0.489
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
135.88
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
7
93.33
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
107.63
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
19.85
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.87
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
28.24
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Duke Esper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.92
51.08
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
1.7
22.68
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228
174.05
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
12
160
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
169.47
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
7
93.33
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Duke Esper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
66.41
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
4
53.33
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
63.36
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
4
53.33
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
128.24
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
8
106.67
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74.9
57.18
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
7.85
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.05
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
30.53
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duke Esper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duke Esper
Career
Per 600 PA
95
72.52
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Duke Esper
Career
Per 600 PA
8.27
8.27
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.25
11.25
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duke Esper
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.29
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Duke Esper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.29
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duke Esper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.29
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA