Shovel Hodge vs. Joey McLaughlin — Career Comparison

Shovel Hodge
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joey McLaughlin
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Shovel Hodge built a career as a starting pitcher and Joey McLaughlin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joey McLaughlin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.85 and WHIP 1.487 compared to 5.17 and 1.629 for Shovel Hodge. By the career numbers, Joey McLaughlin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Shovel Hodge and Joey McLaughlin

Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
2.24
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
5.01
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.6
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.42
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.58
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.45
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.56
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.28
48.28
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.88
50.88
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.67
26.67
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.24
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.72
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
5.17
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.85
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
904
27
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1346
27
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
301.1
9
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
448.2
9
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
10.75
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
8.83
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.75
10.75
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.3
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.92
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
3.91
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
3.97
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.58
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
2
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
5.38
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.38
5.38
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.657
0.657
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.039
1.039
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.2
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.21
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1339
39.99
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1932
38.75
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.19
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
2.85
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
6.12
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
4.39
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.6
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.1
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.629
1.629
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1201
35.87
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1682
33.74
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.99
39.99
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Shovel Hodge and Joey McLaughlin

Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
5.01
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1346
27
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
448.2
9
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.76
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.06
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.89
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.83
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.69
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.81
96.81
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.48
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.364
0.364
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shovel Hodge and Joey McLaughlin

Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
75
365.85
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
250
12500
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
600
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
565.85
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.581
0.581
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
141.46
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
117.07
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
19.51
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
24.39
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.58
41.87
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
17.36
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
170.73
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
150
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
146.34
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
48.78
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.27
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
78.05
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.07
49.11
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-5.53
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
112.2
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
250
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.35
5.35
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.27
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA