Dick Hoover vs. Barry Latman — Career Comparison

Dick Hoover
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Barry Latman
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Barry Latman built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Hoover as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Barry Latman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.91 and WHIP 1.357 compared to 7.71 and 2.357 for Dick Hoover. By the career numbers, Barry Latman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Hoover and Barry Latman

Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
2.54
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.99
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.44
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.5
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.46
46.46
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.95
38.95
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.21
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.12
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.71
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
3.91
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
10.1
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3657
27
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1219
9
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
15.43
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1130
8.34
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.43
15.43
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.05
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.79
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
489
3.61
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.26
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
829
6.12
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
0.643
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.081
1.081
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.27
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.35
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
50.14
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5220
38.54
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.57
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.71
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
4.47
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.357
2.357
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
44.36
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4683
34.58
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.14
50.14
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.54
38.54

Fielding Stats for Dick Hoover and Barry Latman

Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
2.54
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.99
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3657
27
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1219
9
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.58
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.12
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.15
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
1.85
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.71
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.03
92.03
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.672
0.672
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.95
38.95
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Hoover and Barry Latman

Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
344
553.35
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
373
600
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
332
534.05
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.436
0.436
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
77.21
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
61.13
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.65
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.22
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.22
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
16.09
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.77
20.55
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
102.95
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
107.77
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
38.61
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
40.21
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
75.6
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.28
11.71
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.61
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
28.95
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barry Latman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Barry Latman
Career
Per 600 PA
90
144.77
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.14
4.14
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
32.17
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.22
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Barry Latman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.04
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barry Latman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barry Latman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barry Latman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Barry Latman
Career
Per 600 PA