Bill Husted vs. Alex Main — Career Comparison

Bill Husted
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsPlayers' LeagueRelief Pitcher
Alex Main
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City PackersFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher

Alex Main built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Husted as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alex Main posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.77 and WHIP 1.220 compared to 4.88 and 1.667 for Bill Husted. By the career numbers, Alex Main had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Husted and Alex Main

Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.26
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.67
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.19
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.98
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.35
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.47
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.7
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.49
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.84
48.84
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.67
58.67
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.84
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.54
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
4.88
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
2.77
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
387
27
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1210
27
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
9
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403.1
9
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
10.33
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
7.63
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.33
10.33
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
4.67
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
3.35
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.3
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
3.57
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.775
0.775
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.769
0.769
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.77
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.35
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.29
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
42.49
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1626
36.28
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.33
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
7.33
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
3.55
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.33
7.33
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
37.47
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1463
32.65
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.49
42.49
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.28
36.28

Fielding Stats for Bill Husted and Alex Main

Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.26
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
27
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
9
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.67
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.35
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.23
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.88
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.38
84.37
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.28
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Husted and Alex Main

Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
18
183.05
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
334.78
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
59
600
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
600
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
569.49
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
552.17
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
6
61.02
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
86.96
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
6
61.02
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
65.22
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
21.74
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
21.74
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
1.05
10.67
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.25
22.83
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
6
61.02
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
108.7
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
9
91.53
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
117.39
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
26.09
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
5
21.74
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
101.69
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
47.83
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.49
-4.97
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.57
15.51
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
30.51
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
30.43
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
91.53
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
36
156.52
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.56
6.56
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
3.83
3.83
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.39
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.35
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
8.7
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50