Rudy Hernandez vs. Dick Pole — Career Comparison

Rudy Hernandez
Silent GenerationD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Pole
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Pole built a career as a starting pitcher and Rudy Hernandez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rudy Hernandez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.12 and WHIP 1.580 compared to 5.05 and 1.559 for Dick Pole. By the career numbers, Rudy Hernandez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rudy Hernandez and Dick Pole

Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
5.77
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
2.07
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.31
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.82
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.42
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.63
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.32
40.32
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.11
63.11
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.12
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
5.05
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
27
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1593
27
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.2
9
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
531
9
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
8.66
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
607
10.29
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.66
8.66
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.29
10.29
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.03
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
4.95
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.54
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.62
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.2
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.36
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
4.05
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.145
1.145
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.844
0.844
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.82
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.27
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.24
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
40.19
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2351
39.85
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.68
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.41
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
5.98
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
5.58
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.32
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.29
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.85
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.512
1.512
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.537
1.537
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
35.04
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2092
35.46
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.19
40.19
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.85
39.85

Fielding Stats for Rudy Hernandez and Dick Pole

Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
5.77
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
2.07
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.31
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
27
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1593
27
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.2
9
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
531
9
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.51
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.44
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.03
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.06
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
1.61
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.85
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
1.54
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.11
63.11
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rudy Hernandez and Dick Pole

Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
31
2657.14
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
73200
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
600
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
12.83
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
9.79
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA