Hub Pruett vs. Bill Sowders — Career Comparison

Hub Pruett
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Sowders
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Hub Pruett built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Sowders as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Sowders posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.34 and WHIP 1.335 compared to 4.63 and 1.627 for Hub Pruett. By the career numbers, Bill Sowders had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hub Pruett and Bill Sowders

Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
2.55
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.23
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.83
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.06
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.35
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.5
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.58
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.52
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.66
37.66
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.15
49.15
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.7
32.7
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.92
85.92
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.34
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.96
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
383
4.63
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.34
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2235
27
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1553
27
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
745
9
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
517.2
9
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
816
9.86
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
542
9.42
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.86
9.86
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.42
9.42
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.34
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
396
4.78
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
2.59
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
4.31
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
3.56
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.011
1.011
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.684
0.684
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.49
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.45
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.3
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3395
41.01
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2254
39.19
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.95
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
5.65
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
5.6
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.627
1.627
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.335
1.335
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2962
35.78
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2088
36.3
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.19
39.19

Fielding Stats for Hub Pruett and Bill Sowders

Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.24
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1638
27
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
9
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.79
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.78
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.23
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.8
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.57
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.25
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.76
91.76
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.166
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hub Pruett and Bill Sowders

Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
506.4
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
75
182.93
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
250
600
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
246
600
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
212
508.8
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
578.05
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
36
86.4
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
107.32
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
30
72
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
100
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
12
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.32
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.4
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.4
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.32
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.3
27.13
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
10.26
25.02
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
43
103.2
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
114.63
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
136.8
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
53
129.27
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
9
21.6
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
56.1
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
12
28.8
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
36.59
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
21
50.4
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
92.68
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.55
27.72
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
9.98
24.34
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
50.4
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
9
21.95
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
52
124.8
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
104.88
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
4.81
4.81
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.72
5.72
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
40.8
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.88
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.4
Bill Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.4
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.88
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100