Jacob deGrom vs. Red Hoff — Career Comparison

Jacob deGrom
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardRookie of the YearAll-Star
Red Hoff
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jacob deGrom 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 2.57 and 0.994 for Jacob deGrom. By the career numbers, Red Hoff had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jacob deGrom and Red Hoff

Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
1.45
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.49
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.45
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.38
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.43
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.63
59.63
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.74
21.74
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
440
2.57
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.49
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.209
0.209
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.218
0.218
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4619
27
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
27
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1539.2
9
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
9
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1173
6.86
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
7.27
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.86
6.86
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.85
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
2.02
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
4.12
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1851
10.82
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
5.31
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.82
10.82
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.46
7.46
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.426
1.426
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.048
1.048
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.18
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.15
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6045
35.34
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
37.63
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.63
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
2.79
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
4.12
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.19
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.21
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.51
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.986
0.986
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.265
1.265
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5607
32.78
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
33.4
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.34
35.34
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.63
37.63

Fielding Stats for Jacob deGrom and Red Hoff

Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.45
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.45
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4619
27
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1539.2
9
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.73
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.99
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.75
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.72
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.33
98.33
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.84
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.186
1.186
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.435
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.07
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jacob deGrom and Red Hoff

Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
368.79
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
460
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
423
600
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
543.26
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
600
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
110.64
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
93.62
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
12.77
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.26
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.02
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.99
31.19
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
1.24
24.86
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
136.17
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
6
120
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
134.75
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
6
120
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
38.3
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
41.13
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
75.18
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.73
30.82
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
1.26
25.25
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
24.11
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
116
164.54
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
3.65
3.65
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
32.62
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
8
11.35
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.42
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.42
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100