Herb Hippauf vs. Herb Thomas — Career Comparison

Herb Hippauf
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Herb Thomas
Greatest GenerationThrows LeftNew York Lincoln GiantsIndependentStarting Pitcher

Herb Thomas built a career as a starting pitcher and Herb Hippauf as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Herb Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 8.08 and WHIP 1.980 compared to 13.5 and 2.625 for Herb Hippauf. By the career numbers, Herb Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Herb Hippauf and Herb Thomas

Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
10.13
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
2.21
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.55
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.55
Herb Hippauf
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3.38
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.55
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.66
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Herb Hippauf
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
13.5
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
8.08
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.88
10.88
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Herb Hippauf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.341
0.341
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
27
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
9
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81.1
9
Herb Hippauf
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
20.25
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
13.5
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.5
13.5
Herb Hippauf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Herb Hippauf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Herb Hippauf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Herb Hippauf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.38
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
4.32
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hippauf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.38
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
2.66
Herb Hippauf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.775
0.775
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hippauf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
50.63
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
410
45.37
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.38
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Herb Hippauf
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
16.88
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
9.3
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.88
16.88
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.3
9.3
Herb Hippauf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.22
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.625
2.625
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
47.25
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
39.61
Herb Hippauf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.462
0.462
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.358
0.358
Herb Hippauf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.63
50.63
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.37
45.37

Fielding Stats for Herb Hippauf and Herb Thomas

Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
10.13
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
2.35
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.49
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
27
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
9
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84.1
9
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.64
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.67
Herb Hippauf
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3.38
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3.38
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.52
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.31
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.94
93.94
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.409
1.409
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Herb Hippauf and Herb Thomas

Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
347.37
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
600
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
536.84
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.513
0.513
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
110.53
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
28.34
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
126.32
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
126.32
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
78.95
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
142.11
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
32.28
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA