Rube Fischer vs. Mike Hartley — Career Comparison

Rube Fischer
Greatest GenerationSouth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Hartley
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rube Fischer built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Hartley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Hartley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.7 and WHIP 1.396 compared to 5.1 and 1.667 for Rube Fischer. By the career numbers, Mike Hartley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rube Fischer and Mike Hartley

Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
2.54
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
5.71
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.96
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.38
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.54
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.8
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.37
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
32
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.96
37.96
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
5.1
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
3.7
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1148
27
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
956
27
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382.2
9
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
318.2
9
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
416
9.78
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
8.11
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.11
8.11
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.47
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.79
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
5.22
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
3.93
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.54
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
3.2
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
7.31
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.936
0.936
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.71
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.21
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.54
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1754
41.25
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1373
38.78
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.68
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.84
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
5.69
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
4.01
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.48
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1523
35.82
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1189
33.58
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.25
41.25
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.78
38.78

Fielding Stats for Rube Fischer and Mike Hartley

Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
5.71
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
956
27
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318.2
9
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.71
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.5
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.38
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.45
92.45
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.602
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rube Fischer and Mike Hartley

Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
108
531.15
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
4684.62
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
600
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
560.66
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
23
530.77
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
108.2
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
78.69
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.75
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.92
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.51
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.78
38.26
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
-0.11
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
162.3
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
132.79
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
54.1
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
63.93
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
108.2
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.97
34.27
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.98
-45.69
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.59
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
127.87
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.69
4.69
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
2.6
2.6
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.75
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Mike Hartley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Hartley
Career
Per 600 PA