Ray Herbert vs. Jeff Tam — Career Comparison

Ray Herbert
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jeff Tam
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ray Herbert built a career as a starting pitcher and Jeff Tam as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jeff Tam led in home run suppression (HR9+ 247 vs 85), run prevention (ERA+ 122 vs 93), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 114 vs 96). Ray Herbert held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 157 vs 118). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Jeff Tam.

Pitching Stats for Ray Herbert and Jeff Tam

Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
1.95
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
8.33
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
1.13
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.5
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.51
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.46
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.29
49.29
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.99
57.99
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.33
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.23
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
839
4.01
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
3.91
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5644
27
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
814
27
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1881.1
9
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
271.1
9
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2000
9.57
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
9.59
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.57
9.57
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.59
9.59
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
0.8
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.6
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
2.73
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
3.25
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.19
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
1.03
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864
4.13
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
4.84
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.763
0.763
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.899
0.899
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.18
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.27
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.3
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8010
38.32
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1170
38.81
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.35
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.29
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
927
4.43
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
4.31
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.36
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.33
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.46
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.367
1.367
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.426
1.426
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7415
35.47
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
34.56
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.28
2.28
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.32
38.32
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Ray Herbert and Jeff Tam

Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
2.08
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
8.33
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
1.18
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5280
27
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
814
27
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1760
9
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
271.1
9
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
0.64
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.8
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.99
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.53
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
2.7
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.39
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
2.63
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
2.32
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.54
97.54
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.22
97.22
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.51
56.51
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.27
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Herbert and Jeff Tam

Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
408
374.31
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
251
75300
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
654
600
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
569
522.02
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.564
0.564
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
100
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
73.39
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
19.27
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.42
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
26.61
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38.96
35.74
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
212.28
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
140.37
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
140.37
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.517
0.517
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
42.2
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
46.79
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
82.57
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37.1
34.04
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
203.37
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.83
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
38.53
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
133
122.02
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.92
4.92
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
33.94
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.67
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
13
11.93
Jeff Tam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
Jeff Tam
Career
Per 600 PA