Fred Fussell vs. Luther Hackman — Career Comparison

Fred Fussell
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Luther Hackman
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Fussell built a career as a starting pitcher and Luther Hackman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Fussell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.86 and WHIP 1.537 compared to 5.09 and 1.590 for Luther Hackman. By the career numbers, Fred Fussell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Fussell and Luther Hackman

Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
2.44
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
6.33
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.82
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.43
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.52
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.16
45.16
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.37
47.37
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.75
33.75
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.34
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
4.86
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
5.09
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
884
27
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
636
27
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294.2
9
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
9
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
365
11.15
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
9.59
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.15
11.15
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.59
9.59
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.49
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.1
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.69
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
4.46
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
3.15
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
5.43
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.648
0.648
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.31
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.59
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.64
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1307
39.92
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
963
40.88
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.01
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.4
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
5.59
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
5.65
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.59
5.59
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.76
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.537
1.537
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1214
37.08
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
825
35.02
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.92
39.92
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.88
40.88

Fielding Stats for Fred Fussell and Luther Hackman

Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
6.33
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
636
27
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
9
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.36
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.91
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.83
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.06
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.56
95.56
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.838
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.04
6.04
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Fussell and Luther Hackman

Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
80
452.83
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
3311.11
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
600
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
566.04
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
24
533.33
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
84.91
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
62.26
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.32
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.32
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.64
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.35
30.31
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
5.22
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
130.19
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
113.21
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
62.26
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.98
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
67.92
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
19.24
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.77
-17.11
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.66
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.64
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
147.17
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
244.44
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
2.45
2.45
Fred Fussell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.66
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Fussell
Career
Per 600 PA
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA