Fred Hobgood vs. Jim Korwan — Career Comparison

Fred Hobgood
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Jim Korwan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Hobgood built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Korwan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Hobgood posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.35 and WHIP 1.605 compared to 6.92 and 2.282 for Jim Korwan. By the career numbers, Fred Hobgood had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Hobgood and Jim Korwan

Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.75
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.38
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.14
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.92
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.52
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.46
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.86
64.86
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.69
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
5.35
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.92
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.35
5.35
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.92
6.92
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.33
8.33
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
27
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
27
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
9
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
10.42
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
12.92
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.42
10.42
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.92
12.92
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
3.98
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.62
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.62
7.62
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
4.31
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
3.23
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.921
0.921
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.205
1.205
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
897
42.49
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
46.62
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.47
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
6.82
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
11.54
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.54
11.54
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.282
2.282
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
794
37.61
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
38.77
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.33
8.33
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.49
42.49
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.62
46.62

Fielding Stats for Fred Hobgood and Jim Korwan

Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.8
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.38
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.14
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
27
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
27
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
9
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.15
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
1.71
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.46
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
2.23
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.85
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
1.99
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.62
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.36
89.36
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.105
1.105
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.333
3.333
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.16
63.16
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Hobgood and Jim Korwan

Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
296.47
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
225
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
600
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
494.12
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
525
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.677
0.677
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
120
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
105.88
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.89
55.69
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
1.16
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
141.18
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
197.65
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.585
0.585
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
91.76
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
169.41
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.5
67.06
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.83
-31
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
187.5
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
85
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
3.2
3.2
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fred Hobgood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.24
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hobgood
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA