Bryan Hickerson vs. Saul Rogovin — Career Comparison

Baby BoomersMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Saul Rogovin built a career as a starting pitcher and Bryan Hickerson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Saul Rogovin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.06 and WHIP 1.361 compared to 4.72 and 1.516 for Bryan Hickerson. By the career numbers, Saul Rogovin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bryan Hickerson and Saul Rogovin

Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
4.65
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
1.53
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.8
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
1.23
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.47
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.49
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.47
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.49
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.22
17.22
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.67
80.67
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.44
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
4.72
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
4.06
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213
27
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2651
27
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
404.1
9
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883.2
9
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
10.04
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
9.04
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.04
10.04
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.04
9.04
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
1.16
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.85
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
3.18
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
3.14
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.42
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.21
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
3.95
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.21
6.21
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.044
1.044
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.788
0.788
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.1
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1757
39.11
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3764
38.34
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.69
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.14
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
4.92
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
4.43
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.51
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.22
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.89
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.469
1.469
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1577
35.1
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3446
35.1
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.11
39.11
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.34
38.34

Fielding Stats for Bryan Hickerson and Saul Rogovin

Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
4.65
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
5.22
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.8
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.43
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213
27
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
776
27
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404.1
9
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
258.2
9
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.2
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.98
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.67
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
4.56
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.49
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.89
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
7.03
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.87
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
6.54
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.5
97.5
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.07
93.07
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.187
0.187
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.253
1.253
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.22
17.22
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.33
27.33
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.45
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bryan Hickerson and Saul Rogovin

Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
1458.14
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PA
154
278.31
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 600 PA
86
600
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
332
600
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 600 PA
74
516.28
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
300
542.17
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
76.74
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
97.59
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
62.79
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
74.1
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.98
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.07
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.42
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.95
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
23.49
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.84
19.84
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.76
32.09
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
97.67
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
131.93
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
104.65
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
135.54
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20.93
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
52.41
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.84
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
43.37
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
69.77
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
90.36
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.07
14.43
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.44
27.91
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.61
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20.93
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
34.34
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
216.28
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
115.66
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.77
2.77
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.19
5.19
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
55.81
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
19.88
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.04
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.42
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.61
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.04
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 600 PA
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60