Alex Ferson vs. Herb Hash — Career Comparison

Alex Ferson
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Herb Hash
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Herb Hash built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex Ferson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alex Ferson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.37 and WHIP 1.561 compared to 4.98 and 1.722 for Herb Hash. By the career numbers, Alex Ferson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Ferson and Herb Hash

Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.17
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.66
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.1
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.84
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.44
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.56
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.61
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.49
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.86
41.86
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.58
31.58
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.88
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
4.37
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
4.98
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1105
27
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
385
27
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368.1
9
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
128.1
9
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
10.36
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
9.12
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.36
10.36
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.37
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.84
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
3.69
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
6.38
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
2.59
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.74
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.013
1.013
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.27
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.32
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.35
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1681
41.07
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
41.87
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.19
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
6.79
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
5.12
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.561
1.561
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.722
1.722
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1517
37.07
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
501
35.14
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.07
41.07
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.87
41.87

Fielding Stats for Alex Ferson and Herb Hash

Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.19
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1110
27
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
9
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.68
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.19
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.99
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.8
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.24
90.24
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.35
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.079
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Ferson and Herb Hash

Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
176.05
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
520
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
600
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
538.92
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
560
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.489
0.489
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
71.86
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.49
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.78
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.37
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.78
24.35
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
1.7
22.68
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
89.82
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
160
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
132.93
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
7
93.33
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
35.93
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
17.96
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
53.89
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.89
17.55
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
7.85
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.49
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
56
201.2
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.98
2.98
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.25
11.25
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.19
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.19
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA