Brian Looney vs. Hal Newhouser — Career Comparison

Brian Looney
Gen XConnecticutThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Hal Newhouser
Greatest GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVPAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Hal Newhouser posted a stronger line than Brian Looney. Hal Newhouser posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.06 vs 11.37) and WHIP (1.311 vs 2.447). By the career numbers, Hal Newhouser had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Brian Looney and Hal Newhouser

Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.97
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488
1.47
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.42
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.12
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Brian Looney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.71
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.45
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.98
57.98
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.64
76.64
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
0.64
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.1
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.08
Brian Looney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
11.37
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1016
3.06
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.37
11.37
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.79
10.79
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.414
0.414
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
27
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8979
27
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.2
9
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2993
9
Brian Looney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
17.05
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2674
8.04
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.05
17.05
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.04
8.04
Brian Looney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.42
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.41
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Brian Looney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
4.26
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1249
3.76
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.71
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
7.82
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1796
5.4
Brian Looney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.82
7.82
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Brian Looney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.342
1.342
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.017
1.017
Brian Looney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Brian Looney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.71
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.06
Brian Looney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.71
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
48.32
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12648
38.03
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.71
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.24
Brian Looney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
11.37
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1197
3.6
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.37
11.37
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.71
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.42
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Looney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.71
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.368
2.368
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.311
1.311
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
41.21
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11380
34.22
Brian Looney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.489
0.489
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Brian Looney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.32
48.32
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Brian Looney and Hal Newhouser

Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
4.97
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
89.63
Brian Looney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.42
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
27
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
27
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.2
9
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
9
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
24.8
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.42
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
112.22
Brian Looney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
4.04
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.42
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
768
141.06
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.42
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
137.02
Brian Looney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.14
97.14
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.529
1.529
Brian Looney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.35
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Looney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Looney and Hal Newhouser

Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
4200
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
492
254.48
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1160
600
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
999
516.72
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.552
0.552
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
103.97
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
90.52
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
11.38
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.45
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.45
30.75
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
120.52
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
150
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
36.72
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
41.9
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
77.59
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.85
34.58
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
46.03
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Looney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
77.59
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.73
7.73
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
37.24
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Looney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
24
12.41
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.55
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.55
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.1
Brian Looney
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50