Herb Hippauf vs. Josh Towers — Career Comparison

Herb Hippauf
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Josh Towers
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Josh Towers 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. Josh Towers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.95 and WHIP 1.399 compared to 13.5 and 2.625 for Herb Hippauf. By the career numbers, Josh Towers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Herb Hippauf and Josh Towers

Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
10.13
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
1.71
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.38
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.55
Herb Hippauf
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3.38
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.68
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.58
80.58
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Herb Hippauf
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
13.5
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
4.95
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.88
10.88
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Herb Hippauf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2194
27
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
9
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
731.1
9
Herb Hippauf
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
20.25
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
887
10.92
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.92
10.92
Herb Hippauf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.5
Herb Hippauf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Herb Hippauf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Herb Hippauf
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3.38
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.51
Herb Hippauf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3.38
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
4.79
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Herb Hippauf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Herb Hippauf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Herb Hippauf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.43
Herb Hippauf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
50.63
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3158
38.86
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.38
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.17
Herb Hippauf
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
16.88
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
5.43
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.88
16.88
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Herb Hippauf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Herb Hippauf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.33
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.84
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.625
2.625
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.381
1.381
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
47.25
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2960
36.43
Herb Hippauf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.462
0.462
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Herb Hippauf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.63
50.63
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.86
38.86

Fielding Stats for Herb Hippauf and Josh Towers

Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
10.13
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
1.71
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.38
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2194
27
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
9
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
731.1
9
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.05
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.29
Herb Hippauf
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3.38
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.38
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
2.44
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
2.34
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.96
95.96
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.367
1.367
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.58
80.58
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Herb Hippauf and Josh Towers

Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
4633.33
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
600
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
533.33
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.01
-0.23
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.24
-41.21
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hippauf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hippauf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hippauf
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA