Patrick Corbin vs. Joe Hovlik — Career Comparison

Patrick Corbin
MillenialNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Hovlik
Lost GenerationAustria-HungaryThrows RightBats RightChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Patrick Corbin built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Hovlik as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Hovlik posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.62 and WHIP 1.628 compared to 4.51 and 1.384 for Patrick Corbin. By the career numbers, Joe Hovlik had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Patrick Corbin and Joe Hovlik

Patrick Corbin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Patrick Corbin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
1.64
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.63
Patrick Corbin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
1.56
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Patrick Corbin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.48
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Patrick Corbin
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
0.62
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Patrick Corbin
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.65
43.65
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Patrick Corbin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.91
94.91
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.75
18.75
Patrick Corbin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Patrick Corbin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Patrick Corbin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Patrick Corbin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1025
4.51
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.62
Patrick Corbin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Patrick Corbin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Patrick Corbin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Patrick Corbin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Patrick Corbin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6143
27
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
27
Patrick Corbin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2047.2
9
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.2
9
Patrick Corbin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2179
9.58
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
10.87
Patrick Corbin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.58
9.58
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Patrick Corbin
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
1.25
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Patrick Corbin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Patrick Corbin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Patrick Corbin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
2.77
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
3.79
Patrick Corbin
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.11
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Patrick Corbin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Patrick Corbin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1860
8.18
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
4.12
Patrick Corbin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.18
8.18
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Patrick Corbin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Patrick Corbin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.878
0.878
Patrick Corbin
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.29
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Patrick Corbin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Patrick Corbin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Patrick Corbin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8809
38.72
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
41.32
Patrick Corbin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.82
Patrick Corbin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1102
4.84
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
5.93
Patrick Corbin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Patrick Corbin
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.23
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Patrick Corbin
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.24
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Patrick Corbin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.71
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Patrick Corbin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.372
1.372
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.628
1.628
Patrick Corbin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8021
35.25
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
37.21
Patrick Corbin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Patrick Corbin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.322
0.322
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Patrick Corbin
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.72
38.72
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.32
41.32

Fielding Stats for Patrick Corbin and Joe Hovlik

Patrick Corbin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Patrick Corbin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
1.64
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
18
Patrick Corbin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
1.56
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Patrick Corbin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6143
27
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Patrick Corbin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2047.2
9
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Patrick Corbin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.42
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Patrick Corbin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
1.35
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
24.75
Patrick Corbin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Patrick Corbin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
1.81
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
28.13
Patrick Corbin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
1.77
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
27
Patrick Corbin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.05
98.05
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Patrick Corbin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Patrick Corbin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.91
94.91
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Patrick Corbin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Patrick Corbin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Patrick Corbin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Patrick Corbin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Patrick Corbin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Patrick Corbin and Joe Hovlik

Patrick Corbin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Patrick Corbin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
378
482.55
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
16
480
Patrick Corbin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
600
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Patrick Corbin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
410
523.4
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
15
450
Patrick Corbin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Patrick Corbin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Patrick Corbin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
79.15
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Patrick Corbin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
63.83
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Patrick Corbin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Patrick Corbin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.83
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Patrick Corbin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Patrick Corbin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.32
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Patrick Corbin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Patrick Corbin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Patrick Corbin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Patrick Corbin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.74
18.82
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
16.68
Patrick Corbin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
98.3
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Patrick Corbin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
107.23
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
180
Patrick Corbin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Patrick Corbin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Patrick Corbin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Patrick Corbin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Patrick Corbin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Patrick Corbin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Patrick Corbin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Patrick Corbin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
38.3
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Patrick Corbin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.36
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Patrick Corbin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
67.66
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Patrick Corbin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.32
11.9
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
22.14
Patrick Corbin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Patrick Corbin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
26.81
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Patrick Corbin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Patrick Corbin
Career
Per 600 PA
169
215.74
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
180
Patrick Corbin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.78
2.78
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Patrick Corbin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Patrick Corbin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
48.51
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Patrick Corbin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Patrick Corbin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.11
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Patrick Corbin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Patrick Corbin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Patrick Corbin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Patrick Corbin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA