Rube Fischer vs. Rich Hinton — Career Comparison

Rube Fischer
Greatest GenerationSouth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rich Hinton
Baby BoomersArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rube Fischer built a career as a starting pitcher and Rich Hinton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rich Hinton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.87 and WHIP 1.546 compared to 5.1 and 1.667 for Rube Fischer. By the career numbers, Rich Hinton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rube Fischer and Rich Hinton

Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
2.54
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
4.18
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.96
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.47
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.38
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.8
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.61
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
32
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.62
34.62
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.96
37.96
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.21
11.21
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
5.1
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
4.87
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1148
27
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382.2
9
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
9.78
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
10.2
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.78
9.78
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.47
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.83
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
5.22
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
3.28
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.43
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
3.2
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
5.48
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.48
5.48
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.936
0.936
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.973
0.973
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.21
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.25
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1754
41.25
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1108
39.94
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.68
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.44
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
5.69
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
5.48
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.48
5.48
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.68
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.47
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.29
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.498
1.498
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1523
35.82
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
978
35.26
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.25
41.25
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.94
39.94

Fielding Stats for Rube Fischer and Rich Hinton

Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
4.19
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.47
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
27
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249.1
9
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.43
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.41
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.95
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.84
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.602
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.21
11.21
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rube Fischer and Rich Hinton

Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
108
531.15
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
7733.33
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
600
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
560.66
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.537
0.537
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
108.2
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
78.69
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.75
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.92
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.51
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.78
38.26
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
30.14
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
162.3
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
132.79
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.516
0.516
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.572
0.572
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
54.1
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
63.93
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
108.2
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.97
34.27
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
43.62
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.59
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
127.87
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
200
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.69
4.69
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
14.75
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.84
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100