Charley Hall vs. Bob Locker — Career Comparison

Charley Hall
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob Locker
Silent GenerationIowaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Charley Hall built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Locker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bob Locker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.75 and WHIP 1.266 compared to 3.09 and 1.332 for Charley Hall. By the career numbers, Bob Locker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charley Hall and Bob Locker

Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
1.86
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
576
5.9
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.79
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.53
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.58
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.47
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.4
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.47
53.47
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.55
42.55
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.48
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.12
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.97
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
3.09
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
2.75
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2729
27
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2637
27
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.2
9
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
879
9
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
821
8.12
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
776
7.95
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.12
8.12
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.95
7.95
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.16
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.41
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
3.87
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
2.63
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.82
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
4.22
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
577
5.91
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.899
0.899
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.949
0.949
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.38
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.38
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.37
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3754
37.14
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3643
37.3
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.88
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
2.95
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
437
4.32
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
3.37
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.27
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.2
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.332
1.332
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.175
1.175
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3325
32.9
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3313
33.92
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.3
37.3

Fielding Stats for Charley Hall and Bob Locker

Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
3.89
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
576
5.9
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.89
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1341
27
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2637
27
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
9
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
879
9
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.11
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.79
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
5.05
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
2.21
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.4
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.16
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
6.56
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
3.16
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
6.16
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
3
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.87
93.87
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.82
94.82
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.586
1.586
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.509
0.509
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.8
22.8
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charley Hall and Bob Locker

Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
211
307.28
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
576
3291.43
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
600
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
105
600
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
371
540.29
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
542.86
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.562
0.562
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
106.31
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
75.73
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.56
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.11
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.91
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
30.58
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.19
39.59
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
7.17
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
155.83
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
138.35
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
15
85.71
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
46.6
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.57
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
58.25
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
101.94
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.57
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.45
39.97
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.64
-15.11
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.28
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.71
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
24.76
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
40
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
135.44
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
348.57
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.43
4.43
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.72
1.72
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
27.67
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.43
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.46
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.71
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.91
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
4.37
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.71
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100