Jim Hunter vs. Jim Lindsey — Career Comparison

Jim Hunter
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Lindsey
Lost GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Hunter built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Lindsey as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Lindsey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.7 and WHIP 1.585 compared to 7.26 and 2.000 for Jim Hunter. By the career numbers, Jim Lindsey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Hunter and Jim Lindsey

Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.32
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
3.7
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.74
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.42
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.44
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.45
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.42
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.22
51.22
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.3
11.3
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.4
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
7.26
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
4.7
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.26
7.26
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.18
8.18
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.349
0.349
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
27
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1293
27
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
431
9
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
13.06
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
507
10.59
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.06
13.06
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.59
10.59
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.87
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.52
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
4.94
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
3.68
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.06
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
3.65
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.814
0.814
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.87
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.19
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.16
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.25
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
44.13
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1943
40.57
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.67
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
7.55
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
5.45
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.55
7.55
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.45
5.45
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.32
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
37.45
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1755
36.65
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.13
44.13
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.57
40.57

Fielding Stats for Jim Hunter and Jim Lindsey

Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.32
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.74
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
27
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
9
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.87
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.03
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.9
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.9
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.59
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.412
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Hunter and Jim Lindsey

Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
8
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
983.33
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
600
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
538.89
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
100
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
88.89
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.56
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.56
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.11
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
21.81
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
116.67
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
105.56
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
33.33
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
33.33
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
66.67
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.83
21.3
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.56
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
23
127.78
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.7
4.7
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
55.56
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA