David Hess vs. Tom Walker — Career Comparison

MillenialTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

David Hess built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Walker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Walker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.87 and WHIP 1.408 compared to 6.25 and 1.545 for David Hess. By the career numbers, Tom Walker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for David Hess and Tom Walker

David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
2.65
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
4.15
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.45
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.37
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.39
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.94
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.5
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.9
43.9
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.84
54.84
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
6.25
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.87
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.54
6.54
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
631
27
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1242
27
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
210.1
9
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
9
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
10.35
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
9.09
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.36
10.36
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.09
9.09
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
2.61
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.87
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
3.42
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
3.09
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.5
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
6.89
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262
5.7
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.89
6.89
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.146
1.146
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.976
0.976
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.47
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
953
40.78
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1795
39.02
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.56
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.98
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
7.1
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
4.67
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.1
7.1
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.59
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.39
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.37
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.6
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.33
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.531
1.531
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
849
36.33
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1598
34.74
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.78
40.78
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.02
39.02

Fielding Stats for David Hess and Tom Walker

David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
2.65
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
4.15
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.45
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.37
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
631
27
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1243
27
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
210.1
9
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414.1
9
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.39
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.46
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.56
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.98
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.11
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.56
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.94
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.43
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
84.62
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.355
0.355
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.84
54.84
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Hess and Tom Walker

David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
3381.82
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
2938.46
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
600
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
9
490.91
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
507.69
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
76.92
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.66
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.26
19.42
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
92.31
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
107.69
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.59
-32.43
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
15.22
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
30.77
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
123.08
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.88
4.88
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA