Ed Green vs. Chris Hammond — Career Comparison

Ed Green
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Chris Hammond
Gen XGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Hammond built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Green 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 5.8 and 1.890 for Ed Green. By the career numbers, Chris Hammond had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Green and Chris Hammond

Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.18
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
3.53
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.04
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.09
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.53
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.5
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.82
31.82
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.56
51.56
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
88
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.84
30.84
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.94
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
5.8
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
4.14
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
27
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3371
27
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
9
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1123.2
9
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
12.58
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1163
9.32
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.58
12.58
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.84
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.43
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
3.1
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.26
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
2.64
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.7
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.785
0.785
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.978
0.978
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.9
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.25
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.25
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
43.96
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4821
38.61
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.54
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
8.67
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
4.58
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.43
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.26
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.87
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
833
39.25
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4317
34.58
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.96
43.96
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Ed Green and Chris Hammond

Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.15
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
3.53
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.09
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
936
27
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3371
27
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
9
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1123.2
9
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.95
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.38
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.42
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.37
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.4
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
3.78
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
1.88
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
3.38
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
1.75
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.31
89.31
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.925
2.925
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.497
0.497
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.84
30.84
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Green and Chris Hammond

Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
39
164.79
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
931.47
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
142
600
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
286
600
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
532.39
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
499.3
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.626
0.626
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
15
63.38
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
100.7
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
13
54.93
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
75.52
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.23
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.69
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.23
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.1
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.39
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.45
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
25.17
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
5.98
25.25
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.68
45.48
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
18
76.06
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
144.76
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
31
130.99
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
159.44
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
63.38
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
62.94
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
5
21.13
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
29.37
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
84.51
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
83.92
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
4.58
19.36
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.33
46.84
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.68
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
13
54.93
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
58.74
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
96
201.4
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
2.98
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
39.86
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.2
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
29.58
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
29.58
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA