Dick Hoover vs. James Marvel — Career Comparison

Dick Hoover
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
James Marvel
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

James Marvel 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. Dick Hoover posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 7.71 and WHIP 2.357 compared to 8.31 and 1.788 for James Marvel. By the career numbers, Dick Hoover had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Hoover and James Marvel

Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
James Marvel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
James Marvel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.08
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Marvel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.08
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Marvel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Marvel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.56
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
James Marvel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Marvel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Marvel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Marvel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Marvel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.71
James Marvel
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
8.31
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
James Marvel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
10.1
James Marvel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.04
8.04
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
James Marvel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.35
6.35
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
James Marvel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.338
0.338
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
James Marvel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
27
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
James Marvel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17.1
9
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
15.43
James Marvel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
12.98
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.43
15.43
James Marvel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.98
12.98
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
James Marvel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.08
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
James Marvel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
James Marvel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.79
James Marvel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.12
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Marvel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
James Marvel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Marvel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.67
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Marvel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Marvel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
0.643
James Marvel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.865
0.865
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Marvel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Marvel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.04
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Marvel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
50.14
James Marvel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
43.62
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
James Marvel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.71
James Marvel
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
8.31
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
James Marvel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Marvel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.04
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Marvel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Marvel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.357
2.357
James Marvel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.789
1.789
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
44.36
James Marvel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
38.42
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
James Marvel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.318
0.318
James Marvel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.344
0.344
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.14
50.14
James Marvel
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.62
43.62

Fielding Stats for Dick Hoover and James Marvel

Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
James Marvel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
James Marvel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.08
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Marvel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.08
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Marvel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
27
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Marvel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17.1
9
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
James Marvel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.52
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Marvel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.56
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Marvel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
James Marvel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.08
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
James Marvel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.08
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
James Marvel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
James Marvel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Marvel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Marvel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Marvel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Marvel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Marvel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Marvel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Hoover and James Marvel

Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
1
James Marvel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
2
James Marvel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Marvel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Marvel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
James Marvel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
James Marvel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Marvel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Marvel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Marvel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Marvel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Marvel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Marvel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
James Marvel
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
James Marvel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
James Marvel
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
James Marvel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Marvel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Marvel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
James Marvel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
James Marvel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
James Marvel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
James Marvel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
James Marvel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
James Marvel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
James Marvel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Marvel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Marvel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Marvel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
James Marvel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.42
-63.2
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Marvel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Marvel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Marvel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
James Marvel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
James Marvel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
James Marvel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Marvel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Marvel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Marvel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Marvel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Marvel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Marvel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
James Marvel
Career
Per 600 PA