Ken Hill vs. Don Larsen — Career Comparison

Ken Hill
Gen XMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Don Larsen
Silent GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ken Hill and Don Larsen are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 99 for Ken Hill and 100 for Don Larsen, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 94 and 91 respectively. If forced to pick, Ken Hill gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Ken Hill and Don Larsen

Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
1.51
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
2.4
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
1.44
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
0.99
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.53
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.47
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.5
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
0.53
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.77
51.77
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.09
47.09
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.5
41.5
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.09
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.26
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.15
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
891
4.06
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
650
3.78
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5919
27
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4644
27
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1973
9
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1548
9
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1938
8.84
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1442
8.38
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.38
8.38
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.74
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
0.76
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
852
3.89
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
725
4.22
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.2
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.2
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1181
5.39
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
849
4.94
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.017
1.017
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.36
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.23
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.15
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8520
38.86
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6708
39
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.77
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
977
4.46
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
728
4.23
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.41
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.32
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
0.77
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.414
1.414
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7460
34.03
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5957
34.63
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.86
38.86
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39

Fielding Stats for Ken Hill and Don Larsen

Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
1.51
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
2.73
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
1.44
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.99
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5919
27
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4093
27
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1973
9
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1364.1
9
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.83
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.63
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
1.58
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
1.61
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.11
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
2.49
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
2.35
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
530
2.42
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
2.24
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.25
97.25
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.22
95.22
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.596
1.596
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.819
0.819
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.12
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.15
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Hill and Don Larsen

Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Don Larsen
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
334
470.42
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
480
441.04
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
426
600
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
653
600
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
333
469.01
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
596
547.63
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.511
0.511
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
50
70.42
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
132.31
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
41
57.75
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
91.88
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.86
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
22.97
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.41
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.59
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.41
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
12.86
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
9
12.68
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
40.43
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
13.65
19.22
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.05
57.94
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
62
87.32
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
221
203.06
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
75
105.63
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
171.82
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.662
0.662
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.562
0.562
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
22
30.99
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
59.72
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
21
29.58
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
66.16
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
42
59.15
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
113.02
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
11.88
16.73
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.42
59.19
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.41
Don Larsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
24
33.8
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
39.51
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Larsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
132.39
Don Larsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
126.8
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
4.53
4.53
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.73
4.73
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
94.37
Don Larsen
Career
Per 600 PA
11
10.11
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.41
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.76
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.23
Don Larsen
Career
Per 600 PA
15
13.78
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Larsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.76
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.76
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Larsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0