Luther Hackman vs. Mike Thurman — Career Comparison

Luther Hackman
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Thurman
Gen XOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Thurman 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. Mike Thurman led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 106 vs 95), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 86), and strikeout rate (K%+ 84 vs 76). Role difference aside, Mike Thurman holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Luther Hackman and Mike Thurman

Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
6.33
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.91
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.59
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.47
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.66
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.37
47.37
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.94
41.94
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
5.09
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
5.05
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
636
27
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1481
27
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
9
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
493.2
9
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
9.59
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
537
9.79
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.59
9.59
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.79
9.79
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.1
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.08
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
4.46
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
3.46
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.33
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
5.43
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
5.4
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.985
0.985
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.59
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.31
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.64
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.38
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
963
40.88
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2187
39.87
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.4
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.16
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
5.65
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
5.67
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.46
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.34
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.4
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.76
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.73
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.473
1.473
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
825
35.02
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1929
35.17
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.88
40.88
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.87
39.87

Fielding Stats for Luther Hackman and Mike Thurman

Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
6.33
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.91
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.59
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
636
27
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1481
27
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
9
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
493.2
9
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.42
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.36
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.11
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.91
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
1.62
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.83
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
1.53
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.56
95.56
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.38
94.38
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luther Hackman and Mike Thurman

Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
3311.11
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
105
406.45
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
600
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
533.33
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
507.1
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
15.48
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
15.48
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
5.22
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.4
1.56
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
15.48
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
46.45
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
23.23
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
23.23
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.77
-17.11
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.34
-32.29
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.87
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
27.1
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
244.44
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
93
360
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.45
2.45
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
61.94
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA