Dick Hall vs. Will Sawyer — Career Comparison

Dick Hall
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Will Sawyer
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BluesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Hall built a career as a starting pitcher and Will Sawyer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Will Sawyer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.36 and WHIP 1.177 compared to 3.32 and 1.157 for Dick Hall. By the career numbers, Will Sawyer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Hall and Will Sawyer

Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
3.54
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.09
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.53
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.96
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.66
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.54
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.64
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.36
55.36
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.95
14.95
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.24
88.24
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.96
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.49
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
464
3.32
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.36
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3779
27
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
27
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1259.2
9
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
9
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1152
8.23
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
7.6
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.23
8.23
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.6
7.6
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.93
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
1.69
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
3
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.5
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
741
5.29
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
4.85
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.29
5.29
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.872
0.872
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.83
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5085
36.33
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
596
38.04
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.69
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
3.66
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.04
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.102
1.102
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.177
1.177
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4818
34.42
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
35.04
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.33
36.33
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.04
38.04

Fielding Stats for Dick Hall and Will Sawyer

Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
2.75
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.09
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
0.71
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6161
27
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
27
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2053.2
9
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
9
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
1.65
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.38
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.92
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.7
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.08
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
2.66
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.34
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
2.57
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.09
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.86
96.86
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.95
80.95
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.936
0.936
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.68
25.68
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Hall and Will Sawyer

Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
669
489.51
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
204
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
820
600
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
50
600
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
714
522.44
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
564
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.581
0.581
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
109.76
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
92.93
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
10.98
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.93
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.93
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
16.83
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.83
35.73
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
1.23
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
135.37
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
155.85
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
48
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
57.8
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
40.98
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
95.85
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
38.78
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.29
-39.5
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.46
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
44.63
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36
Dick Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
147
107.56
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
228
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.58
5.58
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.63
2.63
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
24.88
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.59
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
23
16.83
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.39
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.46
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.85
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA