Lou Galvin vs. Charley Hall — Career Comparison

Lou Galvin
Pre-GenerationalMinnesotaNorth AmericaSt. Paul White CapsUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Charley Hall
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charley Hall built a career as a starting pitcher and Lou Galvin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lou Galvin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.88 and WHIP 1.240 compared to 3.09 and 1.332 for Charley Hall. By the career numbers, Lou Galvin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Galvin and Charley Hall

Lou Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.08
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.86
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.08
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.79
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.53
Lou Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.72
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.47
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.47
53.47
Lou Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.55
42.55
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.08
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.48
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.12
Lou Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.88
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
3.09
Lou Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Lou Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Lou Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Lou Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
27
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2729
27
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
9
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.2
9
Lou Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
7.56
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
821
8.12
Lou Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.56
7.56
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.12
8.12
Lou Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.16
Lou Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Lou Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Lou Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.6
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
3.87
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
6.12
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
4.22
Lou Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Lou Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Lou Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.899
0.899
Lou Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.72
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Lou Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.38
Lou Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
39.24
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3754
37.14
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.88
Lou Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
6.48
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
4.32
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.332
1.332
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
35.64
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3325
32.9
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Lou Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Lou Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.24
39.24
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14

Fielding Stats for Lou Galvin and Charley Hall

Lou Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.08
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.89
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.89
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
27
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1341
27
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
9
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447
9
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.11
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
5.05
Lou Galvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.4
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.08
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
6.56
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.72
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
6.16
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.87
93.87
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.586
1.586
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.8
22.8
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Galvin and Charley Hall

Lou Galvin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
200
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
307.28
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
600
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
371
540.29
Lou Galvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.562
0.562
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
106.31
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
75.73
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.56
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.11
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.91
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
30.58
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
26.79
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.19
39.59
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
155.83
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
138.35
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
46.6
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
58.25
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
101.94
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
33
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.45
39.97
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.28
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
24.76
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Galvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
93
135.44
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.43
4.43
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
27.67
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.46
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.91
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.37
Lou Galvin
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33