Bunny Hearn vs. Rupe Toppin — Career Comparison

Bunny Hearn
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh RebelsFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rupe Toppin
Silent GenerationPanamaThrows RightBats RightCentral AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bunny Hearn built a career as a starting pitcher and Rupe Toppin 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 13.5 and 3.000 for Rupe Toppin. 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 Rupe Toppin

Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rupe Toppin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.49
Rupe Toppin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.9
Rupe Toppin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.29
Rupe Toppin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.54
Rupe Toppin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.14
35.14
Rupe Toppin
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.61
60.61
Rupe Toppin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.54
Rupe Toppin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Rupe Toppin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rupe Toppin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
3.56
Rupe Toppin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
13.5
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Rupe Toppin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Rupe Toppin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.05
9.05
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Rupe Toppin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Rupe Toppin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.167
0.167
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1199
27
Rupe Toppin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399.2
9
Rupe Toppin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
429
9.66
Rupe Toppin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.66
9.66
Rupe Toppin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Rupe Toppin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Rupe Toppin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Rupe Toppin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.25
Rupe Toppin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
22.5
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rupe Toppin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Rupe Toppin
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.5
22.5
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
2.5
Rupe Toppin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Rupe Toppin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Rupe Toppin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Rupe Toppin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Rupe Toppin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Rupe Toppin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Rupe Toppin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1630
36.71
Rupe Toppin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
49.5
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.52
Rupe Toppin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
4.12
Rupe Toppin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
13.5
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Rupe Toppin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rupe Toppin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rupe Toppin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rupe Toppin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.324
1.324
Rupe Toppin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1526
34.36
Rupe Toppin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Rupe Toppin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Rupe Toppin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.71
36.71
Rupe Toppin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.5
49.5

Fielding Stats for Bunny Hearn and Rupe Toppin

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

Hitting Stats for Bunny Hearn and Rupe Toppin

Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Rupe Toppin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
282.86
Rupe Toppin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1200
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
600
Rupe Toppin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
570
Rupe Toppin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Rupe Toppin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.469
0.469
Rupe Toppin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
102.86
Rupe Toppin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
81.43
Rupe Toppin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.14
Rupe Toppin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rupe Toppin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Rupe Toppin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
21.43
Rupe Toppin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Rupe Toppin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Rupe Toppin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Rupe Toppin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.98
29.92
Rupe Toppin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
132.86
Rupe Toppin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
120
Rupe Toppin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Rupe Toppin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Rupe Toppin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Rupe Toppin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Rupe Toppin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Rupe Toppin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Rupe Toppin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Rupe Toppin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
30
Rupe Toppin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.14
Rupe Toppin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
42.86
Rupe Toppin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.84
25.04
Rupe Toppin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Rupe Toppin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.86
Rupe Toppin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rupe Toppin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
37
158.57
Rupe Toppin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.78
3.78
Rupe Toppin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Rupe Toppin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.86
Rupe Toppin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rupe Toppin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rupe Toppin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.57
Rupe Toppin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rupe Toppin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.57
Rupe Toppin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rupe Toppin
Career
Per 600 PA