Dave Brown vs. Red Hoff — Career Comparison

Dave Brown
Lost GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Red Hoff
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Brown built a career as a starting pitcher and Red Hoff as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dave Brown posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.4 and WHIP 1.115 compared to 2.49 and 1.265 for Red Hoff. By the career numbers, Dave Brown had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Brown and Red Hoff

Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
1.4
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.49
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.93
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.75
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.28
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.43
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.62
72.62
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.74
21.74
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.71
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.13
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
2.4
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
2.49
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.218
0.218
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2206
27
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
27
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
735.1
9
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
9
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
7.2
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
7.27
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.84
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
4.12
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
5.96
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
5.31
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.978
0.978
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.048
1.048
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.43
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2966
36.3
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
37.63
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.38
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.63
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
3.21
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
4.12
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.98
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.6
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.115
1.115
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.265
1.265
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2619
32.05
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
33.4
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.3
36.3
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.63
37.63

Fielding Stats for Dave Brown and Red Hoff

Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.41
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.94
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2247
27
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
749
9
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
2.27
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.17
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
2.78
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.61
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.94
93.94
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.84
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.855
1.855
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.435
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Brown and Red Hoff

Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
235.37
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
460
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
311
600
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
277
534.41
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
600
Dave Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
106.11
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
94.53
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.65
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.93
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.58
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.58
33.92
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
1.24
24.86
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
121.54
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
6
120
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
150.48
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
6
120
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Dave Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
57.88
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
42.44
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
98.39
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.11
38.8
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
1.26
25.25
Dave Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
44.37
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.29
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
80
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.1
31.1
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
7.5
7.5
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.3
2.3
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
21.22
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.93
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Dave Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.93
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Dave Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100