Otto Hess vs. Brian Van Belle — Career Comparison
Otto Hess built a career as a starting pitcher and Brian Van Belle as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Otto Hess posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.98 and WHIP 1.272 compared to 5.4 and 1.560 for Brian Van Belle. By the career numbers, Otto Hess had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.
Pitching Stats for Otto Hess and Brian Van Belle
Otto Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
1.26
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4.32
Otto Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.75
43.75
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Otto Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
2.98
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Otto Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.01
7.01
Otto Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Otto Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.361
0.361
Otto Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
4254
27
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Otto Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
1418
9
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Otto Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Otto Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.16
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.16
Otto Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Otto Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Otto Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otto Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
580
3.68
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Otto Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Otto Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Otto Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.725
0.725
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Otto Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.24
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Otto Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
5880
37.32
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
38.88
Otto Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.19
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.16
Otto Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Otto Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.16
Otto Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.272
1.272
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Otto Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
5352
33.97
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
38.88
Otto Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Otto Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Otto Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.32
37.32
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.88
38.88
Fielding Stats for Otto Hess and Brian Van Belle
Otto Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
1.87
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4.32
Otto Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
3687
27
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Otto Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
1229
9
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Hitting Stats for Otto Hess and Brian Van Belle
Otto Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Otto Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
3.6
3.6
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA