Jim Ellis vs. Fred Hobgood — Career Comparison

Jim Ellis
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Hobgood
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Fred Hobgood built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Ellis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Ellis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.86 and WHIP 1.864 compared to 5.35 and 1.605 for Fred Hobgood. By the career numbers, Jim Ellis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Ellis and Fred Hobgood

Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.09
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
1.75
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.82
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.14
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.41
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.52
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.41
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.86
64.86
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.57
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.86
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
5.35
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
27
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
27
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
9
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
9
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
11.05
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
10.42
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.42
10.42
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.41
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.91
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
3.98
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.82
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
3.27
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
4.31
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.921
0.921
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
40.91
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
897
42.49
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.05
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.47
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.27
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
6.82
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.82
6.82
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.773
1.773
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
36
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
794
37.61
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.91
40.91
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.49
42.49

Fielding Stats for Jim Ellis and Fred Hobgood

Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.09
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.8
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.82
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.14
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
27
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
27
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
9
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
9
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.82
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.41
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.71
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.23
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.23
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.23
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.99
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.36
89.36
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.105
1.105
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.16
63.16
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Ellis and Fred Hobgood

Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
857.14
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
296.47
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
600
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
494.12
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.677
0.677
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
120
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
105.88
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
14.12
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
32.31
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.89
55.69
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
141.18
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
197.65
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.585
0.585
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
91.76
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
77.65
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
169.41
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
30.42
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.5
67.06
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
85
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
28.24
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA