Wally Holborow vs. Nap Rucker — Career Comparison

Wally Holborow
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Nap Rucker
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Nap Rucker built a career as a starting pitcher and Wally Holborow as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Nap Rucker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.42 and WHIP 1.175 compared to 3.31 and 1.490 for Wally Holborow. By the career numbers, Nap Rucker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wally Holborow and Nap Rucker

Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.66
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
1.27
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
1.04
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.51
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.51
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.55
81.55
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.7
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.14
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
3.31
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
639
2.42
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7126
27
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2375.1
9
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
9.06
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2089
7.92
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.06
9.06
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.92
7.92
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.16
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
4.35
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
701
2.66
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
3.14
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1217
4.61
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.832
0.832
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.808
0.808
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.16
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.28
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
38.85
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9470
35.88
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.09
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.22
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
3.66
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
822
3.11
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.175
1.175
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
34.49
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
32.95
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.88
35.88

Fielding Stats for Wally Holborow and Nap Rucker

Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
2.44
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.01
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3711
27
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1237
9
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.4
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
4.55
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.17
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
5.12
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
4.95
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.619
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.024
2.024
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.37
41.37
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wally Holborow and Nap Rucker

Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
1260
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
234.97
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
858
600
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PA
6
360
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
805
562.94
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
0.95
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.472
0.472
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
109.79
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
97.9
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
6.99
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.2
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.7
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
11.89
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.38
82.83
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39.32
27.49
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
127.27
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
179
125.17
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.929
0.929
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
30.77
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
30.77
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
60.84
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
83.99
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41.02
28.69
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
15.38
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
117
81.82
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
7.33
7.33
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
21.68
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.4
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.4
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PA
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100