Herb Hash vs. Lou North — Career Comparison

Herb Hash
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lou North
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Herb Hash built a career as a starting pitcher and Lou North as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lou North posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.43 and WHIP 1.531 compared to 4.98 and 1.722 for Herb Hash. By the career numbers, Lou North had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Herb Hash and Lou North

Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
2.66
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.34
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.84
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.49
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.56
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.41
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.49
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.31
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.33
53.33
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.76
56.76
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.58
31.58
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.53
14.53
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.25
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
4.98
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
4.43
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
385
27
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1389
27
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
128.1
9
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463
9
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
9.12
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
509
9.89
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.89
9.89
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.84
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.47
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
6.38
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
3.89
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
2.74
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
3.87
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.013
1.013
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.862
0.862
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.35
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.23
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
41.87
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2031
39.48
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.19
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.56
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
5.12
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
5.33
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.722
1.722
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.531
1.531
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
501
35.14
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1819
35.36
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.87
41.87
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.48
39.48

Fielding Stats for Herb Hash and Lou North

Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.35
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.89
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.079
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.756
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Herb Hash and Lou North

Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
39
520
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
725
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
600
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
42
560
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
570.83
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.489
0.489
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
7
93.33
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
112.5
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
100
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.17
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.17
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.17
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.5
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
1.7
22.68
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.45
31.05
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
160
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
137.5
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
7
93.33
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
129.17
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
50
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
41.67
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
87.5
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
7.85
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.58
31.58
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.67
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
25
104.17
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.25
11.25
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
5.76
5.76
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.5
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA