Ray Herbert vs. Bret Saberhagen — Career Comparison

Ray Herbert
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bret Saberhagen
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Bret Saberhagen a clear advantage over Ray Herbert across the core pitching metrics. Bret Saberhagen led in home run suppression (HR9+ 112 vs 85), run prevention (ERA+ 115 vs 93), and strikeout rate (K%+ 96 vs 78). Bret Saberhagen was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Ray Herbert and Bret Saberhagen

Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
1.95
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
1.4
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
1.13
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
1.3
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.5
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.59
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
0.51
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.41
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.29
49.29
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.8
58.8
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.99
57.99
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.33
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.27
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
839
4.01
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
3.34
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5644
27
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7688
27
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1881.1
9
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2562.2
9
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2000
9.57
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2452
8.61
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.57
9.57
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.61
8.61
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
0.8
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
0.77
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
571
2.73
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
1.65
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.19
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.12
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
864
4.13
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715
6.02
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.02
6.02
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.763
0.763
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.853
0.853
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.18
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.19
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.21
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8010
38.32
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10421
36.6
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.35
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.05
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
927
4.43
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1036
3.64
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.31
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.24
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.59
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.367
1.367
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.141
1.141
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7415
35.47
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9734
34.19
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.32
38.32
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.6
36.6

Fielding Stats for Ray Herbert and Bret Saberhagen

Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
2.08
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
1.4
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
1.18
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
1.3
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5280
27
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7688
27
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1760
9
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2562.2
9
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.64
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.71
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.99
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
415
1.46
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.08
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
2.7
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
642
2.25
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
2.63
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
618
2.17
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.54
97.54
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.26
96.26
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.265
1.265
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.549
1.549
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.51
56.51
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.09
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Herbert and Bret Saberhagen

Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
408
374.31
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
403
1065.2
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
654
600
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
227
600
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
569
522.02
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
190
502.2
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
100
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
23
60.79
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
73.39
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
19
50.22
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
19.27
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.57
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.42
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
26.61
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.57
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.96
35.74
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
4.96
13.11
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
140.37
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
27
71.37
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
140.37
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
36
95.15
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
42.2
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
13
34.36
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
46.79
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.64
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
82.57
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
14
37
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.1
34.04
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
1.49
3.94
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.83
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
38.53
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
13
34.36
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133
122.02
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
129.52
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.92
4.92
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
4.63
4.63
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
33.94
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
63.44
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.67
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
13
11.93
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.64
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA