Luther Hackman vs. Pat Ragan — Career Comparison

Luther Hackman
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pat Ragan
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Pat Ragan 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. Pat Ragan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.99 and WHIP 1.259 compared to 5.09 and 1.590 for Luther Hackman. By the career numbers, Pat Ragan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luther Hackman and Pat Ragan

Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
6.33
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.58
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
1.02
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.43
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.58
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.37
47.37
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.54
42.54
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.31
64.31
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.52
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.07
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
5.09
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
2.99
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
636
27
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4825
27
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
9
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1608.1
9
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
9.59
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1555
8.7
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.59
9.59
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.1
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
4.46
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
2.63
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
5.43
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
3.81
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.715
0.715
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.59
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.64
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.14
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
963
40.88
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6660
37.27
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.4
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.4
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
5.65
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
694
3.88
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.76
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
825
35.02
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6165
34.5
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.88
40.88
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.27
37.27

Fielding Stats for Luther Hackman and Pat Ragan

Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
6.33
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
212.25
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
27
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
9
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.47
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
42
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.36
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
308.25
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
15
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.91
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
365.25
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.83
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
350.25
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.56
95.56
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.89
95.89
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.04
6.04
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
12
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luther Hackman and Pat Ragan

Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
3311.11
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
286
296.89
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
578
600
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
24
533.33
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
564.71
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
87.2
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
71.63
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.46
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.08
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.04
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.57
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
5.22
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.71
19.42
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
106.92
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
103.81
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.14
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
29.07
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
59.17
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.77
-17.11
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.25
10.64
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.08
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
14.53
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
244.44
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
159
165.05
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
2.45
2.45
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.64
3.64
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
18.69
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.04
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.08
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.11
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33