Chris Hammond vs. Al Maul — Career Comparison

Chris Hammond
Gen XGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al Maul
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Hammond built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Maul as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Hammond posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.14 and WHIP 1.408 compared to 4.45 and 1.526 for Al Maul. By the career numbers, Chris Hammond had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Hammond and Al Maul

Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
3.53
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
1.17
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.09
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
1.05
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.53
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.52
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.5
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.5
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.56
51.56
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.22
51.22
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.84
30.84
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.36
89.36
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.9
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
4.14
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
713
4.45
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3371
27
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4322
27
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1123.2
9
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1440.2
9
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1163
9.32
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
1680
10.5
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.84
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.37
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
3.1
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
3.24
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.26
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.7
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
2.2
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.87
1.87
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.978
0.978
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.605
0.605
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.25
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.33
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.25
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.42
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4821
38.61
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6485
40.51
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.54
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.12
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
4.58
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
6.8
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.8
6.8
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.43
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.26
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.87
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.526
1.526
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4317
34.58
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5899
36.85
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.51
40.51

Fielding Stats for Chris Hammond and Al Maul

Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
3.53
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
1.11
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.09
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3371
27
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10050
27
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1123.2
9
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3350
9
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.38
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
805
2.16
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.37
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
1.07
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.23
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
1.88
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1288
3.46
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
1.75
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202
3.23
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.19
93.19
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.32
93.32
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.497
0.497
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.903
2.903
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.84
30.84
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.12
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Hammond and Al Maul

Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
931.47
Al Maul
Career
Per 600 PA
411
155.88
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
286
600
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1582
600
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
238
499.3
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1380
523.39
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.626
0.626
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.712
0.712
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
48
100.7
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
332
125.92
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
36
75.52
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
94.44
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
7
14.69
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
17.07
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.1
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
11.76
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.39
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
2.65
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
12
25.17
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
31.48
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Al Maul
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Al Maul
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Al Maul
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
21.68
45.48
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182.99
69.4
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
69
144.76
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
460
174.46
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
76
159.44
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
530
201.01
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.575
0.575
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.669
0.669
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.505
0.505
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Al Maul
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
30
62.94
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
73.2
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
14
29.37
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
68.27
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
40
83.92
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
366
138.81
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
22.33
46.84
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194.82
73.89
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
6.07
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
28
58.74
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
69.03
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Maul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
201.4
Al Maul
Career
Per 600 PAverified
194
73.58
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
2.98
2.98
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.15
8.15
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
0.94
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
39.86
Al Maul
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.52
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Al Maul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.2
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
16.69
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Maul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
16.69
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100