Bunny Hearn vs. Lou Thuman — Career Comparison

Bunny Hearn
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh RebelsFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lou Thuman
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bunny Hearn built a career as a starting pitcher and Lou Thuman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bunny Hearn posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.56 and WHIP 1.324 compared to 12 and 2.667 for Lou Thuman. By the career numbers, Bunny Hearn had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bunny Hearn and Lou Thuman

Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.49
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.9
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.29
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.54
Lou Thuman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.14
35.14
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.61
60.61
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.54
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
3.56
Lou Thuman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.13
9.13
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1199
27
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399.2
9
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
9.66
Lou Thuman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.66
9.66
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Lou Thuman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Lou Thuman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Lou Thuman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.25
Lou Thuman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.5
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Lou Thuman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lou Thuman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Lou Thuman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Lou Thuman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1630
36.71
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.52
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
4.12
Lou Thuman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.324
1.324
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.667
2.667
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1526
34.36
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.71
36.71
Lou Thuman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54

Fielding Stats for Bunny Hearn and Lou Thuman

Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
15.23
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.15
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
27
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
9
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.46
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
27
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.69
Lou Thuman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
31.15
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
30.46
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.58
7.58
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.46
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bunny Hearn and Lou Thuman

Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
282.86
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
1500
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
600
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
570
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.469
0.469
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
102.86
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
81.43
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.14
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
21.43
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.98
29.92
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
132.86
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
120
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
30
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.14
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
42.86
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.84
25.04
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.86
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
37
158.57
Lou Thuman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.78
3.78
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.86
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.57
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.57
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA