Ralph Hamner vs. Ken Tatum — Career Comparison

Ralph Hamner
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Tatum
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ralph Hamner built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Tatum as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Tatum posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.93 and WHIP 1.298 compared to 4.58 and 1.673 for Ralph Hamner. By the career numbers, Ken Tatum had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ralph Hamner and Ken Tatum

Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
2.5
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
5.6
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.15
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.33
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.51
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.82
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.38
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.9
45.9
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.33
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.66
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
4.58
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
2.93
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
660
27
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
848
27
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
9
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282.2
9
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
9.65
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
7.32
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.61
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.76
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
5.4
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
3.73
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.64
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
4.05
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
4.97
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.966
0.966
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.57
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.45
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.6
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1018
41.65
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1186
37.76
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.65
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
3.34
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
5.44
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
3.28
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.673
1.673
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.228
1.228
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
875
35.8
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1032
32.86
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.65
41.65
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.76
37.76

Fielding Stats for Ralph Hamner and Ken Tatum

Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
5.6
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
849
27
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
9
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.32
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.49
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.88
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.81
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.16
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.61
96.61
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.967
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.324
0.324
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ralph Hamner and Ken Tatum

Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
61
554.55
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
2070.59
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
600
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
554.55
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
45
529.41
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.843
0.843
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
10
90.91
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
129.41
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
63.64
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
70.59
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
58.82
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
2.76
25.1
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.66
90.09
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
15
136.36
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
282.35
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
11
100
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
176.47
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.824
0.824
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.18
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
82.35
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
63.64
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
70.59
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
8
72.73
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
105.88
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
11.33
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.56
88.89
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
35.29
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
23
209.09
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
200
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
2.87
2.87
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.36
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.53
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.18
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA