Mike Garcia vs. Chris Hammond — Career Comparison

Mike Garcia
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Hammond
Gen XGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Hammond built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Garcia 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 7.36 and 1.855 for Mike Garcia. By the career numbers, Chris Hammond had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Garcia and Chris Hammond

Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
9.82
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
3.53
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.09
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.49
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.53
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.98
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.5
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.56
51.56
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.84
30.84
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.36
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
4.14
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.31
6.31
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
27
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3371
27
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.1
9
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1123.2
9
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
11.29
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1163
9.32
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.29
11.29
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.98
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.84
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
4.91
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
3.1
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.49
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.26
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
8.84
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
5.7
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.527
1.527
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.978
0.978
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.49
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.25
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.25
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
41.24
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4821
38.61
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.96
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.54
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
7.85
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
4.58
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.85
7.85
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.43
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.47
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.26
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.87
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
34.85
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4317
34.58
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.412
0.412
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.24
41.24
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Mike Garcia and Chris Hammond

Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
9.82
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
3.53
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.09
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
27
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3371
27
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.1
9
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1123.2
9
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.38
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.49
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.37
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.13
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.49
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.88
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.49
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.75
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.19
93.19
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.05
0.05
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.497
0.497
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.84
30.84
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Garcia and Chris Hammond

Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
4000
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
444
931.47
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
286
600
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
499.3
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.626
0.626
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
100.7
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
75.52
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.69
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.39
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
25.17
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.68
45.48
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
144.76
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
159.44
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.575
0.575
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
62.94
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
29.37
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
83.92
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.33
46.84
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
58.74
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
201.4
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
2.98
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
39.86
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.2
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA