Alex Ferguson vs. Red Hoff — Career Comparison

Alex Ferguson
Lost GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Red Hoff
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Alex Ferguson 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 4.89 and 1.560 for Alex Ferguson. By the career numbers, Red Hoff had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Ferguson and Red Hoff

Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.86
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.49
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.2
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.44
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.62
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.43
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.78
41.78
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.59
64.59
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.74
21.74
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.45
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
675
4.89
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.49
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.218
0.218
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3725
27
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
27
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1241.2
9
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
9
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1455
10.55
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
7.27
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.55
10.55
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.27
7.27
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.49
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
3.49
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
4.12
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
2.88
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
5.31
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.708
0.708
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.048
1.048
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.33
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5578
40.43
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
37.63
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.38
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.63
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
772
5.6
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.12
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5051
36.61
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
33.4
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.43
40.43
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.63
37.63

Fielding Stats for Alex Ferguson and Red Hoff

Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
293
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.89
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.84
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.362
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.435
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Ferguson and Red Hoff

Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
341.15
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
460
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
452
600
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
526.99
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
600
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
55.75
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
50.44
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.31
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.31
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.37
8.45
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.24
24.86
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
61.06
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
76.99
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.26
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
29.2
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
46.46
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.97
-7.92
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.26
25.25
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
19.91
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
150
199.12
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.01
3.01
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
51.77
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.33
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100