Roger Hambright vs. Nels Potter — Career Comparison

Roger Hambright
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Nels Potter
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Nels Potter built a career as a starting pitcher and Roger Hambright as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Nels Potter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.366 compared to 4.39 and 1.275 for Roger Hambright. By the career numbers, Nels Potter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roger Hambright and Nels Potter

Roger Hambright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
6.08
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
1.86
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.94
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.01
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.49
Roger Hambright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.52
Roger Hambright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.68
48.68
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.72
50.72
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.48
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.12
Roger Hambright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.39
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
3.99
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Roger Hambright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Roger Hambright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5058
27
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1686
9
Roger Hambright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.43
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1721
9.19
Roger Hambright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Roger Hambright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.69
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.66
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Roger Hambright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Roger Hambright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.38
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
3.11
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.73
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
747
3.99
Roger Hambright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Roger Hambright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.788
0.788
Roger Hambright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.21
Roger Hambright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.11
Roger Hambright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
37.13
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7248
38.69
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.73
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
0.67
Roger Hambright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.39
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
4.5
Roger Hambright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Hambright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.366
1.366
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
33.08
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6645
35.47
Roger Hambright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Roger Hambright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.13
37.13
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Roger Hambright and Nels Potter

Roger Hambright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
6
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roger Hambright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
27
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roger Hambright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
9
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.67
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
Roger Hambright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
Roger Hambright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.74
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.161
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Roger Hambright and Nels Potter

Roger Hambright
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
5400
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
352
337.38
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
626
600
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
562
538.66
Roger Hambright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Roger Hambright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.564
0.564
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
122.68
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
108.31
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.38
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.38
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35.96
34.47
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
137.06
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
157.19
Roger Hambright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Roger Hambright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Roger Hambright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.529
0.529
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Roger Hambright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Roger Hambright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Roger Hambright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
23.96
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
35.46
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
59.42
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42.78
41
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.96
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
33.55
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Hambright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
47.92
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.52
12.52
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
26.84
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Hambright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
13.42
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Hambright
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA