Jack Flaherty vs. Willard Hunter — Career Comparison

Jack Flaherty
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Willard Hunter
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jack Flaherty built a career as a starting pitcher and Willard Hunter as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack Flaherty posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.8 and WHIP 1.208 compared to 5.68 and 1.535 for Willard Hunter. By the career numbers, Jack Flaherty had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Flaherty and Willard Hunter

Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
1.73
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
5.45
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.67
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.57
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.51
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.71
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.94
52.94
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.77
30.77
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.84
96.84
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.39
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
3.8
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
5.68
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2972
27
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
27
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
990.2
9
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
9
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
7.59
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
10.03
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.03
10.03
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
1.23
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.11
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
3.19
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
3.71
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1130
10.27
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
4.97
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.27
10.27
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.95
5.95
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.495
1.495
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.965
0.965
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.32
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.49
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4120
37.43
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
40.11
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.53
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
4
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
6
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.11
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.15
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.71
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.198
1.198
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.526
1.526
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3686
33.49
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
36.16
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.11
40.11

Fielding Stats for Jack Flaherty and Willard Hunter

Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
1.73
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
5.45
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.67
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2972
27
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
27
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
990.2
9
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
9
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.73
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.55
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.79
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.18
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
1.56
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.82
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.52
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.74
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.09
97.09
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.65
95.65
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.879
0.879
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.84
96.84
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Flaherty and Willard Hunter

Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
198
792
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
2587.5
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
600
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
492
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
525
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.506
0.506
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
76
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
60
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.96
23.85
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.04
39.05
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
100
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
112
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
32
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
28
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
56
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.8
19.19
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.41
52.98
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
184
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
262.5
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.26
3.26
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.29
2.29
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
64
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA