Keith Hessler vs. Eric Rasmussen — Career Comparison

Keith Hessler
MillenialDistrict of ColumbiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eric Rasmussen
Baby BoomersWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Eric Rasmussen built a career as a starting pitcher and Keith Hessler as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Eric Rasmussen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.85 and WHIP 1.359 compared to 5.56 and 1.765 for Keith Hessler. By the career numbers, Eric Rasmussen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Keith Hessler and Eric Rasmussen

Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
9.26
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
2.1
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.27
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.44
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.68
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.37
39.37
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.5
60.5
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.24
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
5.56
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
3.85
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3053
27
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1017.2
9
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
10.59
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1033
9.14
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.59
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.77
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
4.5
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.73
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.36
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
6.09
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
489
4.32
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.177
1.177
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.784
0.784
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.13
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.12
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
42.35
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4299
38.02
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.59
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.34
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
5.56
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
489
4.32
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.49
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.3
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.75
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.677
1.677
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
37.32
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3890
34.4
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.35
42.35
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.02
38.02

Fielding Stats for Keith Hessler and Eric Rasmussen

Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
9.26
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
2.1
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.28
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3053
27
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1017.2
9
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.49
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.59
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.44
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.85
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.99
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.85
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.93
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.89
96.89
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.916
0.916
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.12
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Hessler and Eric Rasmussen

Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
21000
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
468.63
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
600
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
509.8
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
60.78
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
45.1
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
15.69
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
15.69
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.36
12.47
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
76.47
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
84.31
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.73
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.61
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
33.33
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.13
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
23.53
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
84
164.71
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.64
3.64
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
66.67
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Hessler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.96
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Hessler
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA