Bump Hadley vs. Willard Hunter — Career Comparison

Bump Hadley
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Willard Hunter
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bump Hadley built a career as a starting pitcher and Willard Hunter as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bump Hadley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.24 and WHIP 1.501 compared to 5.68 and 1.535 for Willard Hunter. By the career numbers, Bump Hadley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bump Hadley and Willard Hunter

Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528
1.61
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
5.45
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
1.08
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
0.49
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.5
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.71
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.39
49.39
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.77
30.77
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.23
67.23
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.41
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.04
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.08
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.39
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1389
4.24
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
5.68
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8837
27
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
27
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2945.2
9
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
9
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2980
9.1
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
10.03
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.03
10.03
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.51
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.11
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1442
4.41
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3.71
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1318
4.03
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.97
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.937
0.937
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.965
0.965
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.22
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.2
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13034
39.82
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
40.11
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
0.33
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.53
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1609
4.92
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
6
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.501
1.501
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.526
1.526
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11526
35.22
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
36.16
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.82
39.82
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.11
40.11

Fielding Stats for Bump Hadley and Willard Hunter

Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
5.45
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.47
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
27
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
9
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.55
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.18
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
741
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.82
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.74
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.22
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.35
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.319
0.319
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bump Hadley and Willard Hunter

Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
528
276.44
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
2587.5
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1146
600
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1004
525.65
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
525
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
99.48
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
82.2
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
15.18
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.09
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
17.28
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61.32
32.11
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.04
39.05
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
227
118.85
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
279
146.07
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.481
0.481
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
43.98
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
39.27
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
83.25
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65.29
34.18
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.41
52.98
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
46.07
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
97.91
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
262.5
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.13
6.13
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.29
2.29
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
27.75
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.62
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.57
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.09
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA