Bill Gilbert vs. Ralph Hamner — Career Comparison

Bill Gilbert
Pre-GenerationalMarylandNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ralph Hamner
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ralph Hamner built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Gilbert as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ralph Hamner posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.58 and WHIP 1.673 compared to 5.79 and 2.214 for Bill Gilbert. By the career numbers, Ralph Hamner had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Gilbert and Ralph Hamner

Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.5
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.15
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.33
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.82
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.9
45.9
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.33
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
5.79
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
4.58
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.97
6.97
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.86
6.86
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660
27
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
9
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
9
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
9.65
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.61
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
10.93
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
5.4
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.93
10.93
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.21
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
4.05
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.571
1.571
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.45
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
46.93
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1018
41.65
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.65
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
9.64
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
5.44
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.44
5.44
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.214
2.214
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.673
1.673
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
36
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
875
35.8
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.93
46.93
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.65
41.65

Fielding Stats for Bill Gilbert and Ralph Hamner

Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
27
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
9
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.16
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.967
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Gilbert and Ralph Hamner

Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
554.55
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
600
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
554.55
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
90.91
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
63.64
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
18.18
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
90.41
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.76
25.1
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
136.36
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
100
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
63.64
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
72.73
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
92.31
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.25
11.33
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
209.09
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.87
2.87
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.36
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.18
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA