Red Anderson vs. Joe Hovlik — Career Comparison

Red Anderson
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Hovlik
Lost GenerationAustria-HungaryThrows RightBats RightChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Red Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Hovlik as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Hovlik posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.62 and WHIP 1.628 compared to 4.35 and 1.602 for Red Anderson. By the career numbers, Joe Hovlik had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Red Anderson and Joe Hovlik

Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
2.37
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.63
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.59
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.75
18.75
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
4.35
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.62
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
410
27
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
27
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136.2
9
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.2
9
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
9.88
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
10.87
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.88
9.88
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.46
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
4.54
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.79
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
2.63
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.12
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.798
0.798
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.878
0.878
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
606
39.91
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
41.32
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.82
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
5.53
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
5.93
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.53
5.53
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.628
1.628
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
35.1
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
37.21
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.91
39.91
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.32
41.32

Fielding Stats for Red Anderson and Joe Hovlik

Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
18
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
27
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
9
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
24.75
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
28.13
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
27
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.43
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Red Anderson and Joe Hovlik

Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
502.33
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
16
480
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
600
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
544.19
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
15
450
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.674
0.674
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.475
0.475
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
153.49
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.12
57.46
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
16.68
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
181.4
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
181.4
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
6
180
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.02
70.03
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
22.14
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
167.44
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
180
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
3.58
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
3.33
3.33
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA