Chris Hammond vs. Chris Mears — Career Comparison

Chris Hammond
Gen XGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Mears
Gen XCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Hammond built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Mears 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 5.44 and 1.476 for Chris Mears. 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 Chris Mears

Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
3.53
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
6.31
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.09
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.53
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.5
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.56
51.56
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.84
30.84
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.34
10.34
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.09
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
4.14
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.44
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3371
27
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
27
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1123.2
9
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
9
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1163
9.32
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
10.89
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.89
10.89
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.84
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.09
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
387
3.1
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.4
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.26
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.7
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
4.57
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.978
0.978
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.774
0.774
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.25
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.44
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.25
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4821
38.61
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
38.76
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.54
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.48
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
4.58
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.1
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.43
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.26
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.22
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.87
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.52
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.476
1.476
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4317
34.58
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
35.49
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.76
38.76

Fielding Stats for Chris Hammond and Chris Mears

Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
3.53
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
6.31
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.09
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3371
27
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
27
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1123.2
9
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
9
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.38
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.65
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.37
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.09
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.13
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.88
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.74
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.75
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.74
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.19
93.19
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.497
0.497
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.84
30.84
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.34
10.34
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.44
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Hammond and Chris Mears

Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
931.47
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
29
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
286
600
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
499.3
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.626
0.626
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
100.7
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
75.52
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.69
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.39
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
25.17
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.68
45.48
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
144.76
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
159.44
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
62.94
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
29.37
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
83.92
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.33
46.84
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
58.74
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
96
201.4
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
2.98
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
39.86
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.2
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA