Herb Hash vs. Scott Linebrink — Career Comparison

Herb Hash
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Linebrink
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Herb Hash built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Linebrink as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Scott Linebrink posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.51 and WHIP 1.358 compared to 4.98 and 1.722 for Herb Hash. By the career numbers, Scott Linebrink had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Herb Hash and Scott Linebrink

Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
2.66
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
8.32
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.84
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.56
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.58
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.49
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.42
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.33
53.33
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.53
57.53
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.58
31.58
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
4.98
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
3.51
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
385
27
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1970
27
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
128.1
9
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
656.2
9
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
9.12
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
8.63
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.12
9.12
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.63
8.63
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.84
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.12
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
6.38
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
3.14
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.45
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
2.74
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
7.77
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.013
1.013
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.6
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.35
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
41.87
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2778
38.07
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.19
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.14
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
5.12
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.84
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.25
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.29
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.77
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.722
1.722
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
501
35.14
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2483
34.03
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.87
41.87
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.07
38.07

Fielding Stats for Herb Hash and Scott Linebrink

Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
8.32
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1970
27
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
656.2
9
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.45
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.71
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.27
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.16
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.35
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.4
91.4
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.079
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Herb Hash and Scott Linebrink

Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
39
520
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607
18210
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
560
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
18
540
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.489
0.489
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
93.33
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.7
22.68
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
31.86
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
160
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
5
150
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
93.33
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
7.85
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.07
32.21
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
10
300
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.25
11.25
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
40
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA