Dick Hoover vs. Joe Magrane — Career Comparison

Dick Hoover
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Magrane
Baby BoomersIowaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Magrane 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. Joe Magrane posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.81 and WHIP 1.368 compared to 7.71 and 2.357 for Dick Hoover. By the career numbers, Joe Magrane had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Hoover and Joe Magrane

Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
1.56
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.36
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.47
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.55
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.97
45.97
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.37
87.37
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.17
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.71
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
3.81
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
10.1
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3290
27
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1096.2
9
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
15.43
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1081
8.87
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.43
15.43
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.65
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.79
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
3.21
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.23
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
4.63
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
0.643
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.871
0.871
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.53
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.34
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.17
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
50.14
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4685
38.45
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.71
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
4.24
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.43
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.81
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.357
2.357
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.342
1.342
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
44.36
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4161
34.15
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.14
50.14
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.45
38.45

Fielding Stats for Dick Hoover and Joe Magrane

Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
1.56
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.36
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3290
27
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1096.2
9
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.51
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.57
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.12
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
2.2
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
2.08
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.4
94.4
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.37
87.37
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Hoover and Joe Magrane

Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
357.45
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
329
600
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
280
510.64
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
71.12
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
47.42
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.41
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.29
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
23.71
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.26
22.36
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
109.42
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
94.83
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
34.65
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
23.71
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
51.06
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
10.53
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
23.71
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
99
180.55
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.32
3.32
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
65.65
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.29
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA