Spec Harkness vs. Bill Prough — Career Comparison

Spec Harkness
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Prough
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Spec Harkness built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Prough as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Spec Harkness posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.37 and WHIP 1.424 compared to 6 and 2.667 for Bill Prough. By the career numbers, Spec Harkness had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Spec Harkness and Bill Prough

Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.8
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.04
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.57
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
Bill Prough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.37
Bill Prough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
6
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.85
12.85
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
569
27
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189.2
9
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
9.21
Bill Prough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
21
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.21
9.21
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
21
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Bill Prough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Bill Prough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Bill Prough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
3.61
Bill Prough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Bill Prough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
4.03
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.849
0.849
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Bill Prough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Bill Prough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
773
36.68
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
45
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.57
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
4.7
Bill Prough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
15
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.667
2.667
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
694
32.93
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
42
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.315
0.315
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.68
36.68
Bill Prough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Spec Harkness and Bill Prough

Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.51
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.06
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
27
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
9
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.33
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
2.98
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Bill Prough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
3.44
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.31
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.15
96.15
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.316
1.316
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Spec Harkness and Bill Prough

Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
312.33
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
600
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
567.12
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
106.85
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
82.19
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.66
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
31.89
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
139.73
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
131.51
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.469
0.469
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.88
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
41.1
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
73.97
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
29.24
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.66
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
263.01
Bill Prough
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
2.28
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA