Ralph Hamner vs. Clayton Lambert — Career Comparison

Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ralph Hamner built a career as a starting pitcher and Clayton Lambert as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ralph Hamner posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.58 and WHIP 1.673 compared to 5.4 and 1.474 for Clayton Lambert. By the career numbers, Ralph Hamner had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ralph Hamner and Clayton Lambert

Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
2.5
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.01
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.15
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.62
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.33
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.82
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.9
45.9
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.33
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
4.58
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
5.4
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660
27
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
27
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
9
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.1
9
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
9.65
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
9.26
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.26
9.26
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.61
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.93
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
5.4
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.01
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
4.05
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
3.24
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.806
0.806
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.45
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1018
41.65
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
38.11
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.65
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.23
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
5.44
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
5.71
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.44
5.44
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.673
1.673
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.474
1.474
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
875
35.8
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
33.94
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.65
41.65
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.11
38.11

Fielding Stats for Ralph Hamner and Clayton Lambert

Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.16
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.967
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ralph Hamner and Clayton Lambert

Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
554.55
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
1114.29
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
600
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
554.55
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
90.91
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
63.64
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.76
25.1
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
10.96
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
136.36
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
100
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
63.64
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
72.73
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
11.33
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.09
-4.06
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
209.09
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
257.14
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.87
2.87
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.36
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.18
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA