Ray Hale vs. Vic Lombardi — Career Comparison

Ray Hale
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Vic Lombardi
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Vic Lombardi built a career as a starting pitcher and Ray Hale as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Vic Lombardi posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.68 and WHIP 1.415 compared to 5.67 and 1.852 for Ray Hale. By the career numbers, Vic Lombardi had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ray Hale and Vic Lombardi

Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.83
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
2.12
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.17
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.95
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.48
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.67
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.49
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.5
49.5
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.84
44.84
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.67
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.4
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.15
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.67
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
3.68
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
27
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2834
27
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
9
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
944.2
9
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
13
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
919
8.76
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.67
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.67
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
3.98
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.83
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
3.24
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.802
0.802
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.18
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.15
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
42.67
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4078
38.85
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.67
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.74
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
8.67
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
4.4
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.852
1.852
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
38.67
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3644
34.72
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.67
42.67
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Ray Hale and Vic Lombardi

Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.62
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
27
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
9
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.21
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.36
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.19
76.19
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.49
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.455
1.455
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.045
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Hale and Vic Lombardi

Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
11
275
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
437.65
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
340
600
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
20
500
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
311
548.82
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
130.59
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
114.71
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.12
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.76
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
15.88
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
2.15
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.88
38.61
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
148.24
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
4
100
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
153.53
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
44.12
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
56.47
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
100.59
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.86
-21.53
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.85
45.62
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.76
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
21.18
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
275
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
60
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
2.18
2.18
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
28.24
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.06
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.29
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.29
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100