Frank Griffith vs. Chris Hammond — Career Comparison

Frank Griffith
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland SpidersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Hammond
Gen XGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Hammond built a career as a starting pitcher and Frank Griffith 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 10.1 and 2.374 for Frank Griffith. By the career numbers, Chris Hammond had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Frank Griffith and Chris Hammond

Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.55
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
3.53
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.36
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
1.09
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.53
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.58
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.5
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.56
51.56
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.84
30.84
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.58
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
10.1
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
4.14
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
10.1
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.28
10.28
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
27
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3371
27
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.1
9
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1123.2
9
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
13.01
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1163
9.32
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.01
13.01
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.84
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
8.35
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
3.1
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.26
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.35
8.35
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
3.5
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.7
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.317
1.317
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.978
0.978
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.25
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.75
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.25
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
49.14
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4821
38.61
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.54
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
13.01
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
4.58
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.01
13.01
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.43
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.26
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.87
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.374
2.374
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
39.04
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4317
34.58
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.38
8.38
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.14
49.14
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Frank Griffith and Chris Hammond

Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.5
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
3.53
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.09
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
27
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3371
27
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
9
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1123.2
9
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.38
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.33
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.37
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.83
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.88
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.5
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.75
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.82
81.82
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.497
0.497
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.84
30.84
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Griffith and Chris Hammond

Frank Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
177.78
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
931.47
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
286
600
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
555.56
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
499.3
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.907
0.907
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.626
0.626
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
177.78
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
100.7
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
75.52
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
14.69
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.1
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.39
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
25.17
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.42
98.17
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.68
45.48
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
311.11
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
144.76
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
200
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
159.44
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.906
0.906
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.575
0.575
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.882
0.882
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.505
0.505
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
62.94
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
200
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
29.37
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
288.89
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
83.92
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.86
107.91
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.33
46.84
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
58.74
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
111.11
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
96
201.4
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.4
5.4
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
2.98
2.98
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
39.86
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.2
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA