David Hess vs. Jeff Wallace — Career Comparison

MillenialTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gen XWest VirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

David Hess built a career as a starting pitcher and Jeff Wallace as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jeff Wallace posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.2 and WHIP 1.745 compared to 6.25 and 1.545 for David Hess. By the career numbers, Jeff Wallace had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for David Hess and Jeff Wallace

David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
2.65
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
7.82
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.45
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.94
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.84
54.84
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
6.25
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
4.2
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.54
6.54
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
631
27
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
27
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210.1
9
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
9
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
10.35
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
7.82
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.36
10.36
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.82
7.82
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
2.61
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.72
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.42
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
7.69
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
6.89
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
7.88
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.146
1.146
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.92
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.47
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.33
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
953
40.78
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
636
41.78
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.56
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.51
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
7.1
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
5.06
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.1
7.1
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.46
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.39
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.6
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.99
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.531
1.531
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.723
1.723
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
849
36.33
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
503
33.04
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.78
40.78
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.78
41.78

Fielding Stats for David Hess and Jeff Wallace

David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
2.65
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
7.82
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.45
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
631
27
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
27
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210.1
9
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
9
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.39
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.56
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.05
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.11
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.25
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.94
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.18
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
84.62
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.355
0.355
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.151
0.151
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.84
54.84
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Hess and Jeff Wallace

David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
62
3381.82
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
35700
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
490.91
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.66
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
29.73
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.59
-32.43
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
68.03
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA