Wally Gilbert vs. Joe Hoover — Career Comparison

Wally Gilbert
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueThird Baseman
Joe Hoover
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueShortstop

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Wally Gilbert holds a real edge over Joe Hoover in this comparison. Wally Gilbert led in contact rate (K%+ 134 vs 56), walk rate (BB%+ 78 vs 71), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 90 vs 89). Joe Hoover held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 29 vs 17). The edge belongs to Wally Gilbert.

Hitting Stats for Wally Gilbert and Joe Hoover

Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
591
138.62
Joe Hoover
Career
Per 600 PAverified
338
146.53
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2558
600
Joe Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
1384
600
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2317
543.47
Joe Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
1238
536.71
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Joe Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.689
0.689
Joe Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0.645
0.645
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624
146.36
Joe Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
301
130.49
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
488
114.46
Joe Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
236
102.31
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
26.27
Joe Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
45
19.51
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
3.99
Joe Hoover
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
6.5
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.64
Joe Hoover
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.17
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
31.9
Joe Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
65
28.18
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Joe Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Joe Hoover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Joe Hoover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
267.52
62.75
Joe Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
117.04
50.74
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
791
185.54
Joe Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
391
169.51
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
803
188.35
Joe Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
401
173.84
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Joe Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Joe Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Joe Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0.616
0.616
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Joe Hoover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Joe Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.585
0.585
Joe Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0.525
0.525
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Joe Hoover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301
70.6
Joe Hoover
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
77.17
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
50.2
Joe Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
84
36.42
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
508
119.16
Joe Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
257
111.42
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
302.63
70.98
Joe Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
128.42
55.67
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
3.99
Joe Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.47
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
38
Joe Hoover
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
39.88
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
30.73
Joe Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
202
87.57
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.53
19.53
Joe Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
6.85
6.85
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.24
1.24
Joe Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
14.54
Joe Hoover
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
19.94
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
17
7.37
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
4.93
Joe Hoover
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
8.24
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hoover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
7.37
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
21
4.93
Joe Hoover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
15.61
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
52.78
52.78

Fielding Stats for Wally Gilbert and Joe Hoover

Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
Joe Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
512
Joe Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
685
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1157
Joe Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
962
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
Joe Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1763
Joe Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1753
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1669
Joe Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1647
Wally Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.67
Joe Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.95
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.843
Joe Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.961
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Joe Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wally Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0