Jim Gardner vs. Chris Hammond — Career Comparison

Jim Gardner
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows 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 Jim Gardner as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Gardner posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.85 and WHIP 1.413 compared to 4.14 and 1.408 for Chris Hammond. By the career numbers, Jim Gardner had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Gardner and Chris Hammond

Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.25
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
3.53
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.04
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.09
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.53
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.53
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.47
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.5
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.19
53.19
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.56
51.56
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.05
83.05
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.84
30.84
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.79
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.85
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
517
4.14
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1270
27
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3371
27
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
423.1
9
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1123.2
9
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
468
9.95
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1163
9.32
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.95
9.95
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.19
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.84
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
2.76
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
387
3.1
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.26
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
2.44
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.7
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.579
0.579
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.978
0.978
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.25
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.49
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.25
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1837
39.05
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4821
38.61
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.19
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.54
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
5.74
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
4.58
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.43
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.26
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.87
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.413
1.413
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1684
35.8
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4317
34.58
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.05
39.05
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Jim Gardner and Chris Hammond

Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
1.23
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
3.53
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.09
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1782
27
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3371
27
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
594
9
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1123.2
9
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.77
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.38
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.55
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.37
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.27
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
2.59
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
1.88
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.32
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
1.75
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.889
1.889
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.497
0.497
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.84
30.84
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Gardner and Chris Hammond

Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
82
189.96
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
931.47
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
259
600
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
286
600
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
224
518.92
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
499.3
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.558
0.558
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.626
0.626
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
40
92.66
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
100.7
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
76.45
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
75.52
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.58
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.69
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.32
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.1
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.32
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.39
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
7
16.22
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
25.17
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
17.26
39.98
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.68
45.48
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
50
115.83
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
144.76
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
164.48
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
159.44
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
67.18
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
62.94
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
37.07
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
14
29.37
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
101.93
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
40
83.92
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
18.05
41.82
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.33
46.84
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.95
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
64.86
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
28
58.74
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
92.66
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
96
201.4
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.48
6.48
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
2.98
2.98
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.27
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
39.86
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.2
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.58
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.58
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA