Chip Lang vs. Hub Pruett — Career Comparison

Chip Lang
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hub Pruett
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Hub Pruett built a career as a starting pitcher and Chip Lang as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chip Lang posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.36 and WHIP 1.516 compared to 4.63 and 1.627 for Hub Pruett. By the career numbers, Chip Lang had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chip Lang and Hub Pruett

Chip Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Chip Lang
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.22
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
2.55
Chip Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.83
Chip Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.35
Chip Lang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.58
Chip Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.66
37.66
Chip Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.7
32.7
Chip Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Chip Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Chip Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Chip Lang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
4.36
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
383
4.63
Chip Lang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Chip Lang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Chip Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Chip Lang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Chip Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
27
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2235
27
Chip Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
9
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
745
9
Chip Lang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
8.16
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
816
9.86
Chip Lang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.86
9.86
Chip Lang
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Chip Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Chip Lang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Chip Lang
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
5.2
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
4.78
Chip Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chip Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Chip Lang
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
4.5
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
4.31
Chip Lang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Chip Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Chip Lang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.078
1.078
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.011
1.011
Chip Lang
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.13
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Chip Lang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.45
Chip Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chip Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
39.94
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3395
41.01
Chip Lang
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.27
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.95
Chip Lang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.78
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
5.65
Chip Lang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Chip Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chip Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chip Lang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chip Lang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.627
1.627
Chip Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
33.33
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2962
35.78
Chip Lang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Chip Lang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Chip Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.94
39.94
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Chip Lang and Hub Pruett

Chip Lang
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Chip Lang
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.22
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
Chip Lang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chip Lang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
27
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chip Lang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
9
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chip Lang
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Chip Lang
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.41
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
Chip Lang
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Chip Lang
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.39
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
Chip Lang
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.25
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
Chip Lang
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.25
Chip Lang
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.533
0.533
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.166
Chip Lang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chip Lang
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Chip Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chip Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chip Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chip Lang
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Chip Lang and Hub Pruett

Chip Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Chip Lang
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
2250
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
506.4
Chip Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
250
600
Chip Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
508.8
Chip Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Chip Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Chip Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
86.4
Chip Lang
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
72
Chip Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
12
Chip Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.4
Chip Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chip Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.4
Chip Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chip Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chip Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chip Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
11.22
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.3
27.13
Chip Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
103.2
Chip Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
136.8
Chip Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Chip Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Chip Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Chip Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Chip Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Chip Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Chip Lang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Chip Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
21.6
Chip Lang
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
28.8
Chip Lang
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
50.4
Chip Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
9.48
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.55
27.72
Chip Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chip Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
50.4
Chip Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chip Lang
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
225
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
124.8
Chip Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.81
4.81
Chip Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Chip Lang
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
40.8
Chip Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chip Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chip Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chip Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.4
Chip Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.4
Chip Lang
Career
Per 600 PA
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0