Willie Calhoun vs. Steve Hovley — Career Comparison

Willie Calhoun
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Steve Hovley
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Willie Calhoun and Steve Hovley are closely matched on the surface stats. Willie Calhoun posted stronger numbers in OPS (.704 vs .670) and slugging (.399 vs .330). Steve Hovley had the advantage in on-base percentage (.340 vs .304). By the career numbers, Willie Calhoun had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Willie Calhoun and Steve Hovley

Willie Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
369
165.35
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
436
227.08
Willie Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1339
600
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
1152
600
Willie Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1217
545.33
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
1019
530.73
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Willie Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Willie Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
131.29
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
263
136.98
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
189
84.69
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
109.9
Willie Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
25.54
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
39
20.31
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.24
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.6
Willie Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
18.82
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.17
Willie Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
46.6
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
52
27.08
Willie Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Willie Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Willie Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Willie Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150.7
67.53
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
121.59
63.33
Willie Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
486
217.77
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
336
175
Willie Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
406
181.93
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
383
199.48
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Willie Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Willie Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.703
0.703
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Willie Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Willie Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Willie Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.621
0.621
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Willie Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
62.73
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
122
63.54
Willie Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
62.73
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
88
45.83
Willie Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
106.65
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
202
105.21
Willie Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151.77
68.01
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
131.34
68.41
Willie Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.48
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.08
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
103
46.15
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
60.42
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.9
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.69
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
194
86.93
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
66.67
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
6.9
6.9
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.91
0.91
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.69
Willie Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.03
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.08
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
23
10.31
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
6.77
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
15.1
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.34
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.25
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.34
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
21.35
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.73
70.73

Fielding Stats for Willie Calhoun and Steve Hovley

Willie Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
1.17
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.37
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.06
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
0.84
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
4170
27
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6369
27
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
1390
9
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2123
9
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
1.74
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
2.26
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.09
Willie Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
1.82
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
2.39
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
1.79
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
554
2.35
Willie Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.58
98.58
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.23
98.23
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.539
1.539
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.721
1.721
Willie Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.56
90.56
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.8
61.8
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0