Luther Hackman vs. Adrian Zabala — Career Comparison

Luther Hackman
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Adrian Zabala
Greatest GenerationCubaThrows LeftBats LeftCaribbeanNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Adrian Zabala 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. Adrian Zabala posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.02 and WHIP 1.423 compared to 5.09 and 1.590 for Luther Hackman. By the career numbers, Adrian Zabala had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luther Hackman and Adrian Zabala

Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
6.33
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.77
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.96
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.43
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.75
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.37
47.37
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.62
34.62
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
5.09
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
5.02
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
27
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
27
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
9
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.1
9
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
9.59
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
9.6
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.59
9.59
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.6
9.6
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.1
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.75
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
4.46
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.2
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
5.43
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
2.88
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.676
0.676
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.59
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.64
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963
40.88
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
38.31
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.4
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.85
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
5.65
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
5.66
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.76
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.423
1.423
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
825
35.02
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
35
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.88
40.88
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Luther Hackman and Adrian Zabala

Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
6.33
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
636
27
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
9
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.36
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.91
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.83
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.56
95.56
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.04
6.04
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Luther Hackman and Adrian Zabala

Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
3311.11
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
26
537.93
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
24
533.33
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
537.93
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
5.22
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.04
21.57
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
144.83
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
103.45
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
124.14
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.77
-17.11
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.11
22.95
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
11
244.44
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
2.45
2.45
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.25
7.25
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA