Jack Chesbro vs. Red Hoff — Career Comparison

Jack Chesbro
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Red Hoff
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jack Chesbro 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 2.68 and 1.152 for Jack Chesbro. By the career numbers, Red Hoff had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Chesbro and Red Hoff

Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392
1.22
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.49
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.03
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
0.62
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.41
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.43
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.69
84.69
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.74
21.74
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
0.81
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.11
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
864
2.68
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.49
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.218
0.218
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8690
27
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
27
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2896.2
9
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
9
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2647
8.22
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
7.27
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.22
8.22
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.27
7.27
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.12
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
2.14
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
4.12
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1265
3.93
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
5.31
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.048
1.048
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.19
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.35
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11632
36.14
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
37.63
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.16
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.63
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1206
3.75
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
4.12
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.265
1.265
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10829
33.65
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
33.4
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.14
36.14
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.63
37.63

Fielding Stats for Jack Chesbro and Red Hoff

Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
1.22
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.6
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8703
27
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2901
9
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.32
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
2.59
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.17
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
995
3.09
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
2.91
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.37
94.37
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.84
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.383
2.383
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.435
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.73
48.73
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Chesbro and Red Hoff

Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
204.87
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
460
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1151
600
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1103
574.98
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
600
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
217
113.12
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
84.45
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
19.29
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
6.78
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.61
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
28.67
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.83
34.32
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
1.24
24.86
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
153.78
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
6
120
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
127.19
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
6
120
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
44.31
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
42.75
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
84.45
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.82
32.75
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
1.26
25.25
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.04
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
13.03
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
269
140.23
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
4.28
4.28
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.95
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.61
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.61
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100