Ralph Garza vs. Chris Hammond — Career Comparison

Ralph Garza
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Hammond
Gen XGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Hammond built a career as a starting pitcher and Ralph Garza as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ralph Garza posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.44 and WHIP 1.454 compared to 4.14 and 1.408 for Chris Hammond. By the career numbers, Ralph Garza had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ralph Garza and Chris Hammond

Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
6.34
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
3.53
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.09
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.53
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.83
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.5
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.56
51.56
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.84
30.84
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.44
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
517
4.14
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3371
27
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1123.2
9
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
8.54
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1163
9.32
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.32
9.32
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.24
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.84
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.13
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
3.1
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.26
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
6.34
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
5.7
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.34
6.34
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.163
1.163
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.978
0.978
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.25
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.25
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
38.57
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4821
38.61
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.58
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.54
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.99
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
572
4.58
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.43
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.26
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.1
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.87
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.408
1.408
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
33.89
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4317
34.58
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Ralph Garza and Chris Hammond

Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
6.34
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
3.53
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.09
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3371
27
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1123.2
9
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.38
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.83
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.37
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.13
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.1
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.88
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.1
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.75
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.19
93.19
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.174
0.174
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.497
0.497
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.84
30.84
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ralph Garza and Chris Hammond

Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
46
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
931.47
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
286
600
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
499.3
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.626
0.626
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
100.7
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
75.52
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.69
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.39
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
25.17
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.68
45.48
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
144.76
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
159.44
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
62.94
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
29.37
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
83.92
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.33
46.84
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
58.74
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
96
201.4
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
2.98
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
39.86
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.2
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA