Virgil Cheeves vs. Red Hoff — Career Comparison

Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Virgil Cheeves 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. Red Hoff posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.49 and WHIP 1.265 compared to 4.73 and 1.557 for Virgil Cheeves. By the career numbers, Red Hoff had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Virgil Cheeves and Red Hoff

Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
2.18
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.49
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.1
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.51
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.53
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.43
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.06
49.06
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.45
50.45
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.74
21.74
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.35
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
4.73
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.49
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.218
0.218
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1376
27
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
27
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458.2
9
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
9
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
526
10.32
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
7.27
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.32
10.32
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.27
7.27
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.55
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.69
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
4.12
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
1.92
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
5.31
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.624
0.624
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.048
1.048
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.45
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2035
39.93
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
37.63
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.63
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.63
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
5.44
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.12
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.557
1.557
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
35.79
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
33.4
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.93
39.93
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.63
37.63

Fielding Stats for Virgil Cheeves and Red Hoff

Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.26
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.84
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.928
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.435
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Virgil Cheeves and Red Hoff

Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
432.47
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
460
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
154
600
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
549.35
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
600
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.497
0.497
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
101.3
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
77.92
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.58
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.9
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.9
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
23.38
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.88
30.72
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
1.24
24.86
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
136.36
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
6
120
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
124.68
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
6
120
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
42.86
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
15.58
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
54.55
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.11
27.71
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
1.26
25.25
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.79
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.58
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
39
151.95
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
3.95
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
27.27
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.9
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.9
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100