Jamie Arnold vs. Fred Hobgood — Career Comparison

Jamie Arnold
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Hobgood
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Fred Hobgood built a career as a starting pitcher and Jamie Arnold as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Hobgood posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.35 and WHIP 1.605 compared to 5.73 and 1.652 for Jamie Arnold. By the career numbers, Fred Hobgood had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jamie Arnold and Fred Hobgood

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.15
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.75
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.14
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.52
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.57
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.86
64.86
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.57
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
5.73
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
5.35
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.35
5.35
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
27
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
27
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
108.1
9
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
9
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
9.89
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
10.42
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.89
9.89
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.42
10.42
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.82
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
3.98
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
3.49
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
4.31
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.923
0.923
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.921
0.921
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.83
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.33
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
494
41.04
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
897
42.49
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.91
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.47
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
6.73
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
6.82
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.73
6.73
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.82
6.82
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.74
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.634
1.634
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
34.64
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
794
37.61
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.04
41.04
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.49
42.49

Fielding Stats for Jamie Arnold and Fred Hobgood

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.15
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.8
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.14
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
27
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
27
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
108.1
9
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
9
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.83
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
1.71
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.41
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
2.23
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.24
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
1.99
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.1
93.1
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.36
89.36
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.105
1.105
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.16
63.16
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jamie Arnold and Fred Hobgood

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
1428.57
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
42
296.47
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
600
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
542.86
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
494.12
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.677
0.677
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
120
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
105.88
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
14.12
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
24.16
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.89
55.69
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
141.18
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
197.65
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.585
0.585
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
91.76
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
169.41
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
17.01
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.5
67.06
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
85
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
28.24
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA