Luther Hackman vs. Julio Valera — Career Comparison

Luther Hackman
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Julio Valera
Gen XP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Julio Valera 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. Julio Valera posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.85 and WHIP 1.541 compared to 5.09 and 1.590 for Luther Hackman. By the career numbers, Julio Valera had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luther Hackman and Julio Valera

Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Julio Valera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
6.33
Julio Valera
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
2.41
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.08
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.43
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Julio Valera
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.57
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.37
47.37
Julio Valera
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.71
44.71
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
5.09
Julio Valera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
4.85
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Julio Valera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
636
27
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
952
27
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
9
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317.1
9
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
9.59
Julio Valera
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
10.24
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.59
9.59
Julio Valera
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.24
10.24
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.1
Julio Valera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.88
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Julio Valera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
4.46
Julio Valera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
3.32
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Julio Valera
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
5.43
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
5.08
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Julio Valera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Julio Valera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.933
0.933
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.59
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.64
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
963
40.88
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1392
39.48
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.4
Julio Valera
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.45
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
5.65
Julio Valera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
5.13
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Julio Valera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.34
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.2
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.76
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.96
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
825
35.02
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1250
35.45
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Julio Valera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Julio Valera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.88
40.88
Julio Valera
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.48
39.48

Fielding Stats for Luther Hackman and Julio Valera

Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Julio Valera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
6.33
Julio Valera
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
2.41
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.08
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
636
27
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
952
27
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
9
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317.1
9
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.47
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.57
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.36
Julio Valera
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.71
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Julio Valera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.91
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.39
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.83
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.28
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.56
95.56
Julio Valera
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.84
91.84
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.529
0.529
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.71
44.71
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Julio Valera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Julio Valera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Julio Valera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Julio Valera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Julio Valera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luther Hackman and Julio Valera

Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Julio Valera
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
3311.11
Julio Valera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
10200
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Julio Valera
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
533.33
Julio Valera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Julio Valera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Julio Valera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julio Valera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julio Valera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julio Valera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julio Valera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julio Valera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julio Valera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julio Valera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.24
5.22
Julio Valera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.64
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Julio Valera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Julio Valera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julio Valera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Julio Valera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.77
-17.11
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.95
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julio Valera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Julio Valera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julio Valera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
11
244.44
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
2.45
2.45
Julio Valera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Julio Valera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Julio Valera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julio Valera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julio Valera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julio Valera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julio Valera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Julio Valera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
Julio Valera
Career
Per 600 PA