Ron Herbel vs. Lou Koupal — Career Comparison

Ron Herbel
Silent GenerationColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lou Koupal
Lost GenerationSouth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lou Koupal built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Herbel as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ron Herbel posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.83 and WHIP 1.437 compared to 5.58 and 1.765 for Lou Koupal. By the career numbers, Ron Herbel had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Herbel and Lou Koupal

Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.33
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
2.71
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.8
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.94
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.42
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.27
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.37
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.56
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.16
53.16
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.26
32.26
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.87
23.87
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.65
34.65
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.32
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.16
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.19
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
3.83
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
5.58
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2682
27
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1006
27
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
894
9
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
335.1
9
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
945
9.51
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
11.7
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.7
11.7
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.82
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.62
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
2.87
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
4.19
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.55
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
4.5
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
2.33
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.819
0.819
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.725
0.725
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.3
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.2
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3836
38.62
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1560
41.87
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
1.01
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.07
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
4.45
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
6.84
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.84
6.84
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.765
1.765
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3514
35.38
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1399
37.55
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.62
38.62
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.87
41.87

Fielding Stats for Ron Herbel and Lou Koupal

Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.33
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.8
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2683
27
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
894.1
9
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.63
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.89
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.64
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
2.53
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.8
95.8
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.2
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.758
0.758
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.753
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.87
23.87
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.15
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Herbel and Lou Koupal

Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
332
885.33
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
102
556.36
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
225
600
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
110
600
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
549.33
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
567.27
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
6
16
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
60
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.67
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
54.55
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.33
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.33
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
1.12
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.59
8.68
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
8
21.33
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
70.91
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
37.33
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
70.91
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
6
16
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.73
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.36
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
9
24
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
49.09
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
-15.81
-42.16
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.84
-10.01
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.33
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.45
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
125
333.33
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
109.09
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
1.8
1.8
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.33
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.82
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.33
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.67
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.67
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA