Herb Hash vs. Bob Lawson — Career Comparison

Herb Hash
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob Lawson
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Herb Hash built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Lawson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bob Lawson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.644 compared to 4.98 and 1.722 for Herb Hash. By the career numbers, Bob Lawson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Herb Hash and Bob Lawson

Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.66
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.37
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.84
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.92
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.56
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.49
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.61
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.58
31.58
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.76
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
4.98
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.66
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
27
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
27
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128.1
9
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
9
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
9.12
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
10.07
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.07
10.07
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.84
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
6.38
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
4.73
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.74
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.59
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.013
1.013
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.814
0.814
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.35
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.76
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
41.87
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
41.34
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.19
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
5.12
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.95
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.722
1.722
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.644
1.644
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
35.14
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
35.85
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.87
41.87
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.34
41.34

Fielding Stats for Herb Hash and Bob Lawson

Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.34
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
27
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
9
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.62
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.59
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
3.62
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.21
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.35
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.57
88.57
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.079
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.385
2.385
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Herb Hash and Bob Lawson

Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
520
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
216.67
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
560
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
33
550
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.489
0.489
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
1.7
22.68
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
35.83
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
160
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
150
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
93.33
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
100
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.449
0.449
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
4
53.33
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
7.85
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.47
24.55
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.25
11.25
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Lawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100