Oral Hildebrand vs. Koji Uehara — Career Comparison

Oral Hildebrand
Greatest GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Koji Uehara
Gen XJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Oral Hildebrand built a career as a starting pitcher and Koji Uehara as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Koji Uehara posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.66 and WHIP 0.909 compared to 4.35 and 1.477 for Oral Hildebrand. By the career numbers, Koji Uehara had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Oral Hildebrand and Koji Uehara

Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
1.62
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
8.16
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
1.14
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.22
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.52
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.41
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.49
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.49
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.55
51.55
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.83
45.83
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.54
70.54
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.5
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.78
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
692
4.35
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
2.66
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.199
0.199
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4292
27
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
1442
27
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1430.2
9
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
480.2
9
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1490
9.37
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
6.55
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.37
9.37
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.62
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.12
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
623
3.92
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.46
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.17
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
527
3.32
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
10.71
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.71
10.71
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.352
1.352
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.13
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.17
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.14
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6313
39.71
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
1862
34.86
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.32
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
3.88
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
781
4.91
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.86
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.21
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.17
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.26
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.477
1.477
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5668
35.66
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
1760
32.95
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.71
39.71
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.86
34.86

Fielding Stats for Oral Hildebrand and Koji Uehara

Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
8.16
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.22
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1442
27
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
480.2
9
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.3
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.71
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.05
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
288
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.01
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.64
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.116
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.124
0.124
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Oral Hildebrand and Koji Uehara

Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
259
276.51
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
436
87200
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
562
600
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
547.69
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
102.49
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
85.41
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.88
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.2
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
17.08
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.34
25.98
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
10.43
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
122.78
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
121.71
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
45.91
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
53.38
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
99.29
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.35
25.99
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
21.85
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
19.22
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
50.18
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.96
11.96
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Oral Hildebrand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
33.1
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.14
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oral Hildebrand
Career
Per 600 PA
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA