Jason Gurka vs. Chris Hammond — Career Comparison

Jason Gurka
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Hammond
Gen XGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Hammond built a career as a starting pitcher and Jason Gurka 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 9 and 2.167 for Jason Gurka. By the career numbers, Chris Hammond had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jason Gurka and Chris Hammond

Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
9
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
3.53
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.09
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.53
Jason Gurka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.5
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.56
51.56
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.84
30.84
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jason Gurka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
4.14
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Jason Gurka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3371
27
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1123.2
9
Jason Gurka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
17
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1163
9.32
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Jason Gurka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.84
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Jason Gurka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Jason Gurka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
387
3.1
Jason Gurka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.26
Jason Gurka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
5.7
Jason Gurka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Jason Gurka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.056
1.056
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.978
0.978
Jason Gurka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.25
Jason Gurka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.25
Jason Gurka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
44.5
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4821
38.61
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.5
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.54
Jason Gurka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
4.58
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Jason Gurka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.43
Jason Gurka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.26
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.87
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.167
2.167
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
41.5
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4317
34.58
Jason Gurka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.478
0.478
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Jason Gurka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.5
44.5
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Jason Gurka and Chris Hammond

Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
9
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
3.53
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.09
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3371
27
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1123.2
9
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.38
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.84
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.37
Jason Gurka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.79
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
1.88
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.32
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
1.75
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.368
0.368
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.497
0.497
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.84
30.84
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Gurka and Chris Hammond

Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
19
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
931.47
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
286
600
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
499.3
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.626
0.626
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
100.7
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
75.52
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.69
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.39
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
25.17
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.68
45.48
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
144.76
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
159.44
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
62.94
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
29.37
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
83.92
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.33
46.84
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
58.74
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Gurka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
96
201.4
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
2.98
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
39.86
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Jason Gurka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.2
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Gurka
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA