Erik Hanson vs. Guy Hecker — Career Comparison

Erik Hanson
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Guy Hecker
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Erik Hanson built a career as a starting pitcher and Guy Hecker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Guy Hecker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.93 and WHIP 1.168 compared to 4.15 and 1.370 for Erik Hanson. By the career numbers, Guy Hecker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Erik Hanson and Guy Hecker

Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1.42
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
1.03
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.38
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
322
0.99
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.52
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.54
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.49
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.45
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.45
51.45
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.52
54.52
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.83
95.83
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.15
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
0.96
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.05
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
717
4.15
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
951
2.93
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4666
27
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8772
27
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1555.1
9
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2924
9
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1604
9.28
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2922
8.99
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.8
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.15
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
504
2.92
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
1.51
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.13
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1175
6.8
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1110
3.42
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.8
6.8
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.39
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.17
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.22
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6630
38.36
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12415
38.21
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
776
4.49
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1726
5.31
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.29
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.26
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.83
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.355
1.355
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.168
1.168
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6002
34.73
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11851
36.48
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.36
38.36
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.21
38.21

Fielding Stats for Erik Hanson and Guy Hecker

Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1.42
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
733
1.09
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.38
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4666
27
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18129
27
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1555.1
9
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6043
9
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.79
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3309
4.93
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
0.94
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
1.11
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.32
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
1.81
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4266
6.35
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
1.73
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4053
6.04
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.53
95.53
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.01
95.01
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.529
5.529
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
0.29
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Erik Hanson and Guy Hecker

Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
247
3614.63
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
705
138.6
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
41
600
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3052
600
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
570.73
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2876
565.4
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
87.8
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
812
159.63
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
73.17
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
629
123.66
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
23
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
9.24
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.74
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
35.98
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
10.67
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
376.32
73.98
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
102.44
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1080
212.32
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
87.8
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
988
194.23
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.699
0.699
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.668
0.668
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
73.17
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
504
99.08
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
54.65
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
117.07
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
763
150
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.48
-7.01
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
418.9
82.35
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
6.49
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
28.11
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
248.78
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
19.27
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.41
2.41
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.14
31.14
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
1.46
Erik Hanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
29.27
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
29.27
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
24.18
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
24.18
Erik Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100