Willard Hunter vs. Frank Stevens — Career Comparison

Willard Hunter
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Frank Stevens
UnknownThrows LeftIndianapolis ABCsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Frank Stevens built a career as a starting pitcher and Willard Hunter as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Willard Hunter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.68 and WHIP 1.535 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Frank Stevens. By the career numbers, Willard Hunter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Willard Hunter and Frank Stevens

Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
5.45
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
1.69
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.03
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.33
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.71
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.68
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.77
30.77
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.65
32.65
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.98
60.98
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.58
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.39
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
5.68
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
5.84
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.68
5.68
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.376
0.376
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
27
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1308
27
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
9
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
9
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
10.03
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
508
10.49
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.03
10.03
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.49
10.49
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.11
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.45
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3.71
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
3.8
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.97
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
3.45
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.965
0.965
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.805
0.805
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.21
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.41
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
40.11
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1604
33.11
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.53
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.31
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
6
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
6.94
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.94
6.94
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.01
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.54
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.526
1.526
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
36.16
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1351
27.89
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.418
0.418
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.11
40.11
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.11
33.11

Fielding Stats for Willard Hunter and Frank Stevens

Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
5.45
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
1.89
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.14
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
27
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2015
27
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
9
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671.2
9
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.55
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.53
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.18
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.58
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.16
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.82
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
3.27
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.74
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
3.11
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.08
95.08
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.645
1.645
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.28
60.28
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willard Hunter and Frank Stevens

Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
2587.5
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
238.24
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
408
600
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
525
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
364
535.29
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.625
0.625
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
4
150
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
152.94
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
101.47
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
35.29
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.35
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.82
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
51.47
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.04
39.05
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54.98
80.86
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
4
150
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
229.41
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
4
150
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
198.53
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.571
0.571
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
0.77
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.735
0.735
Willard Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
85.29
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
67.65
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
144.12
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.41
52.98
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.3
87.21
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.82
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
36.76
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
7
262.5
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.29
2.29
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
408
408
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
19.12
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.88
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.88
Willard Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100