Ralph Hamner vs. Doc Tonkin — Career Comparison

Ralph Hamner
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Doc Tonkin
Pre-GenerationalNew HampshireThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ralph Hamner built a career as a starting pitcher and Doc Tonkin 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 6.75 and 4.125 for Doc Tonkin. 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 Doc Tonkin

Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
2.5
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.38
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.15
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.33
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.82
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.9
45.9
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.33
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
4.58
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
6.75
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.04
19.04
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.462
0.462
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660
27
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
9
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
9
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
9.65
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
20.25
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.65
9.65
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
5.4
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
16.88
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.88
16.88
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
4.05
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.875
1.875
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.45
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1018
41.65
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
60.75
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.65
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
5.44
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
10.13
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.44
5.44
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.673
1.673
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.125
4.125
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
875
35.8
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
43.88
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.462
0.462
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.65
41.65
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.75
60.75

Fielding Stats for Ralph Hamner and Doc Tonkin

Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
27
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
9
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.16
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.967
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ralph Hamner and Doc Tonkin

Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
554.55
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
600
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
554.55
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
90.91
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
63.64
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.76
25.1
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
136.36
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
100
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
18.18
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
63.64
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
72.73
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
11.33
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.41
423.33
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
23
209.09
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.87
2.87
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.36
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.18
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA