Eric Hacker vs. Marty McHale — Career Comparison

Eric Hacker
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Marty McHale
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Marty McHale built a career as a starting pitcher and Eric Hacker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Marty McHale posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.57 and WHIP 1.289 compared to 4 and 1.722 for Eric Hacker. By the career numbers, Marty McHale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Eric Hacker and Marty McHale

Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.5
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.61
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.11
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.3
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.75
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.75
68.75
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.58
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
3.57
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1075
27
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358.1
9
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
11
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
9.57
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.57
9.57
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.03
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
3.29
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.056
1.056
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.592
0.592
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.18
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.2
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
40.5
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1472
36.97
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.5
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
4.57
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.289
1.289
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
35.5
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1383
34.74
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.97
36.97

Fielding Stats for Eric Hacker and Marty McHale

Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
4.5
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
41.14
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
7.07
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.5
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
57.86
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
7.07
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
72
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
64.93
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.18
90.18
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.578
1.578
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.11
11.11
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.57
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eric Hacker and Marty McHale

Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
1800
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
312
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
600
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
513.6
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
72
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
67.2
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.92
23.63
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
81.6
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
139.2
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
43.2
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
57.6
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.76
22.84
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
62.4
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
129.6
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.63
4.63
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.2
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100