Luther Hackman vs. George McConnell — Career Comparison

Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pre-GenerationalTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

George McConnell built a career as a starting pitcher and Luther Hackman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. George McConnell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.6 and WHIP 1.165 compared to 5.09 and 1.590 for Luther Hackman. By the career numbers, George McConnell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luther Hackman and George McConnell

Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
6.33
George McConnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
1.42
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.05
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.44
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
George McConnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.55
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.37
47.37
George McConnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.57
44.57
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.68
73.68
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.62
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
5.09
George McConnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
2.6
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
636
27
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2526
27
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
9
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
842
9
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
9.59
George McConnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
7.9
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.59
9.59
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.9
7.9
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.1
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.22
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
4.46
George McConnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
2.59
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
5.43
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
4.31
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
George McConnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
George McConnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.766
0.766
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.59
George McConnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.3
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.64
George McConnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.26
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
963
40.88
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3398
36.32
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.4
George McConnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.35
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
5.65
George McConnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
3.81
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.76
George McConnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.165
1.165
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
825
35.02
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3132
33.48
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
George McConnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.88
40.88
George McConnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.32
36.32

Fielding Stats for Luther Hackman and George McConnell

Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
6.33
George McConnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
13.36
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.09
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
27
George McConnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
27
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
9
George McConnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
9
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.47
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
16
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.36
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
29.18
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
George McConnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.91
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
47.18
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.83
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
45.18
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.56
95.56
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.76
95.76
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.381
3.381
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.73
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George McConnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George McConnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George McConnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George McConnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luther Hackman and George McConnell

Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
3311.11
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
260.74
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
405
600
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
24
533.33
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
570.37
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
130.37
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
103.7
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.78
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.41
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.48
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
26.67
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
5.22
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.36
42.02
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
167.41
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
145.19
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
51.85
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
48.89
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
99.26
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.77
-17.11
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.49
46.65
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.44
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
10.37
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George McConnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
244.44
George McConnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
72.59
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
2.45
2.45
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.27
8.27
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
14.81
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George McConnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George McConnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.44
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George McConnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.44
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
George McConnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100