Joe Gannon vs. Chris Hammond — Career Comparison

Joe Gannon
Pre-GenerationalMissouriNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Hammond
Gen XGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Hammond built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Gannon as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Hammond posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.14 and WHIP 1.408 compared to 11 and 2.000 for Joe Gannon. By the career numbers, Chris Hammond had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Gannon and Chris Hammond

Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
3.53
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.09
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.53
Joe Gannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.5
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.56
51.56
Joe Gannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.84
30.84
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Joe Gannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
4.14
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.99
6.99
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3371
27
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1123.2
9
Joe Gannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1163
9.32
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Joe Gannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.84
Joe Gannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Joe Gannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Joe Gannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
3.1
Joe Gannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.26
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.7
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Joe Gannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.778
0.778
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.978
0.978
Joe Gannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.25
Joe Gannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.25
Joe Gannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4821
38.61
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.54
Joe Gannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
4.58
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Joe Gannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.43
Joe Gannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.26
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.87
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4317
34.58
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.351
0.351
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Joe Gannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Joe Gannon and Chris Hammond

Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
3.53
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.09
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3371
27
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1123.2
9
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.38
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.37
Joe Gannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.13
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
1.88
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
1.75
Joe Gannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.19
93.19
Joe Gannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.497
0.497
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.84
30.84
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Gannon and Chris Hammond

Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
931.47
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
286
600
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
499.3
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.626
0.626
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
100.7
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
75.52
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.69
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.39
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
25.17
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.68
45.48
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
144.76
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
159.44
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
62.94
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
29.37
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
83.92
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.33
46.84
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
58.74
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
96
201.4
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
2.98
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
39.86
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Joe Gannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.2
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA