Les German vs. Chris Hammond — Career Comparison

Les German
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Hammond
Gen XGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Hammond built a career as a starting pitcher and Les German 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 5.45 and 1.726 for Les German. By the career numbers, Chris Hammond had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Les German and Chris Hammond

Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
1.36
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
3.53
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.97
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.09
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.36
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.53
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.66
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.5
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.05
35.05
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.56
51.56
Les German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.54
71.54
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.84
30.84
Les German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.78
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
520
5.45
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
4.14
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
2576
27
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3371
27
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
858.2
9
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1123.2
9
Les German
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1104
11.57
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1163
9.32
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Les German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.31
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.84
Les German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Les German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Les German
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
3.96
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
3.1
Les German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.26
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
1.58
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.7
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.616
0.616
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.978
0.978
Les German
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.27
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.25
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.56
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.25
Les German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Les German
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4032
42.26
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4821
38.61
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.34
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.54
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
756
7.92
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
4.58
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.92
7.92
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Les German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.43
Les German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.26
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.87
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.726
1.726
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Les German
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3601
37.74
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4317
34.58
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Les German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.26
42.26
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Les German and Chris Hammond

Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
1.38
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
3.53
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.09
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
2904
27
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3371
27
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
968
9
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1123.2
9
Les German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.58
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.38
Les German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.89
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.37
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.33
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Les German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.79
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
1.88
Les German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
2.46
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
1.75
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.33
88.33
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Les German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.791
1.791
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.497
0.497
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.84
30.84
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Les German and Chris Hammond

Les German
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Les German
Career
Per 600 PA
148
196.03
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
931.47
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
453
600
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
286
600
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
411
544.37
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
238
499.3
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.677
0.677
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.626
0.626
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
141.72
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
48
100.7
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
123.18
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
36
75.52
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
10.6
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.69
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.97
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.1
Les German
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.97
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.39
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
18.54
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
25.17
Les German
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Les German
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Les German
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.61
61.74
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
21.68
45.48
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
172.19
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
69
144.76
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
192.05
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
76
159.44
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.639
0.639
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.575
0.575
Les German
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.505
0.505
Les German
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.47
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
30
62.94
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
67.55
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
14
29.37
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
143.05
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
40
83.92
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.69
71.12
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
22.33
46.84
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.62
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
43.71
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
58.74
Les German
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.49
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
96
201.4
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.65
22.65
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
2.98
2.98
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
1.65
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Les German
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.3
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
39.86
Les German
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.2
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.57
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les German
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.57
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA