Eric Hacker vs. Al Schroll — Career Comparison

Eric Hacker
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Schroll
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Schroll 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. Eric Hacker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4 and WHIP 1.722 compared to 5.34 and 1.585 for Al Schroll. By the career numbers, Eric Hacker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Eric Hacker and Al Schroll

Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.5
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
2.67
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.99
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.14
37.14
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
5.34
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
11
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
9.23
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.23
9.23
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.84
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
4.88
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.056
1.056
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.076
1.076
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
40.5
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528
40.27
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.5
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
6.25
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.568
1.568
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
35.5
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
461
35.16
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.27
40.27

Fielding Stats for Eric Hacker and Al Schroll

Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.5
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
2.67
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.99
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.53
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.75
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
1.68
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.65
95.65
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.629
0.629
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.14
37.14
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eric Hacker and Al Schroll

Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
1800
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
538.46
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
600
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
507.69
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
138.46
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
76.92
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
87.23
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
230.77
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
200
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.806
0.806
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
92.31
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
123.08
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.7
87.62
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
138.46
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100