Bill Hawke vs. Addie Joss — Career Comparison

Bill Hawke
Pre-GenerationalDelawareThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Addie Joss
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Addie Joss built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Hawke as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Addie Joss posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.89 and WHIP 0.968 compared to 4.98 and 1.617 for Bill Hawke. By the career numbers, Addie Joss had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hawke and Addie Joss

Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.28
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.11
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.11
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
1.01
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.54
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.62
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.52
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.38
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.79
50.79
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.26
62.26
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.84
86.84
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.83
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
0.91
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.17
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
295
4.98
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.89
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1601
27
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6981
27
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
533.2
9
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2327
9
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
629
10.61
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1888
7.3
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.61
10.61
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.32
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.07
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
3.95
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
1.41
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
3.25
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
920
3.56
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.552
0.552
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.32
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.11
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.49
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.22
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2459
41.47
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8891
34.39
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
7.03
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
730
2.82
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.03
7.03
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.617
1.617
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.968
0.968
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2196
37.03
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8469
32.76
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.47
41.47
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.39
34.39

Fielding Stats for Bill Hawke and Addie Joss

Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.29
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
295
1.12
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
0.77
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1617
27
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7134
27
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
539
9
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2378
9
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.6
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.7
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
1.79
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
3.21
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.25
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
2.64
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
4.05
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
2.39
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1033
3.91
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.51
90.51
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.63
96.63
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.857
1.857
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.502
3.502
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.15
69.15
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hawke and Addie Joss

Bill Hawke
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 600 PA
77
185.54
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
296
194.95
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 600 PA
249
600
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
911
600
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
233
561.45
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
817
538.09
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.441
0.441
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
118.07
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
77.72
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
93.98
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
59.28
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.87
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
13.83
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.41
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.95
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.82
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.66
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
24.1
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
18.44
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16.59
39.97
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34.95
23.02
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
154.22
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
154
101.43
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
144.58
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
113.94
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
53.01
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
30.3
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
65.06
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
33.59
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
113.25
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
63.23
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17.26
41.59
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.55
15.51
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.41
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.66
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 600 PA
10
24.1
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
35.57
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
101.2
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
297
195.61
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.93
5.93
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
3.07
3.07
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 600 PA
5
12.05
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
25.69
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.41
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
6.59
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.41
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
6.59
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100