Dick Hoover vs. Dick McBride — Career Comparison

Dick Hoover
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick McBride
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsUnknownStarting Pitcher

Dick McBride 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 McBride posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.71 and WHIP 1.246 compared to 7.71 and 2.357 for Dick Hoover. By the career numbers, Dick McBride had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Hoover and Dick McBride

Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
1.02
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.02
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.64
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.34
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.64
65.64
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.98
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.71
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
2.71
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
10.1
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6246
27
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2082
9
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
15.43
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2420
10.46
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.43
15.43
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.46
10.46
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.09
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.79
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.75
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.65
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.643
0.643
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.156
0.156
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.17
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
50.14
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9401
40.64
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.71
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1573
6.8
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.8
6.8
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.357
2.357
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.246
1.246
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
44.36
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9227
39.89
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.14
50.14
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.64
40.64

Fielding Stats for Dick Hoover and Dick McBride

Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.06
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.54
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6363
27
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2121
9
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.55
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.35
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.31
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
2.21
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
1.9
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.96
85.96
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.788
1.788
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.8
50.8
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Hoover and Dick McBride

Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
119.11
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1209
600
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1192
591.56
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.568
0.568
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
153.35
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
136.48
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
15.88
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.99
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
16.87
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86.76
43.05
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345
171.22
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
326
161.79
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.559
0.559
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
103.23
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
87.84
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
191.07
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105.12
52.17
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
8.44
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
14
6.95
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86.36
86.36
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.21
1.21
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
12
5.96
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.96
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.99
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
5.96
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33