Franklyn German vs. Ralph Hamner — Career Comparison

Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ralph Hamner built a career as a starting pitcher and Franklyn German as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Franklyn German posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.25 and WHIP 1.803 compared to 4.58 and 1.673 for Ralph Hamner. By the career numbers, Franklyn German had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Franklyn German and Ralph Hamner

Franklyn German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Franklyn German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
8.79
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
2.5
Franklyn German
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.15
Franklyn German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.51
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.33
Franklyn German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.4
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.82
Franklyn German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.25
56.25
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Franklyn German
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.9
45.9
Franklyn German
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.33
Franklyn German
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Franklyn German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.4
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Franklyn German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
4.25
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
4.58
Franklyn German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Franklyn German
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Franklyn German
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Franklyn German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Franklyn German
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
27
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660
27
Franklyn German
Career
Per 9 Innings
158.2
9
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
9
Franklyn German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
8.79
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
9.65
Franklyn German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Franklyn German
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.96
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.61
Franklyn German
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Franklyn German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Franklyn German
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
6.75
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
5.4
Franklyn German
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.68
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Franklyn German
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Franklyn German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
6.47
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
4.05
Franklyn German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Franklyn German
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Franklyn German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.469
1.469
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Franklyn German
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.85
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Franklyn German
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.62
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.45
Franklyn German
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Franklyn German
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
41.97
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1018
41.65
Franklyn German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.95
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.65
Franklyn German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
4.65
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
5.44
Franklyn German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Franklyn German
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.62
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Franklyn German
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.51
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Franklyn German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.08
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Franklyn German
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.727
1.727
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.673
1.673
Franklyn German
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
33.47
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
875
35.8
Franklyn German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Franklyn German
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Franklyn German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.97
41.97
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.65
41.65

Fielding Stats for Franklyn German and Ralph Hamner

Franklyn German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Franklyn German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
8.79
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
Franklyn German
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Franklyn German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
27
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Franklyn German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158.2
9
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Franklyn German
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.51
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Franklyn German
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.74
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Franklyn German
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Franklyn German
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.3
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
Franklyn German
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.25
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
Franklyn German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.16
Franklyn German
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.142
0.142
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.967
Franklyn German
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Franklyn German
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Franklyn German
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Franklyn German
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Franklyn German
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Franklyn German
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Franklyn German and Ralph Hamner

Franklyn German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Franklyn German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
93000
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
61
554.55
Franklyn German
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
600
Franklyn German
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
554.55
Franklyn German
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Franklyn German
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Franklyn German
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
90.91
Franklyn German
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
63.64
Franklyn German
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Franklyn German
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Franklyn German
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Franklyn German
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Franklyn German
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Franklyn German
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Franklyn German
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Franklyn German
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.76
25.1
Franklyn German
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
136.36
Franklyn German
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
100
Franklyn German
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Franklyn German
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Franklyn German
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Franklyn German
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Franklyn German
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Franklyn German
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Franklyn German
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Franklyn German
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Franklyn German
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
63.64
Franklyn German
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
72.73
Franklyn German
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
11.33
Franklyn German
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Franklyn German
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Franklyn German
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Franklyn German
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
209.09
Franklyn German
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.87
2.87
Franklyn German
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Franklyn German
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.36
Franklyn German
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Franklyn German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.18
Franklyn German
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Franklyn German
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Franklyn German
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Franklyn German
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA