Dick Hoover vs. Craig McMurtry — Career Comparison

Dick Hoover
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Craig McMurtry
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Craig McMurtry 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. Craig McMurtry posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.08 and WHIP 1.502 compared to 7.71 and 2.357 for Dick Hoover. By the career numbers, Craig McMurtry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Hoover and Craig McMurtry

Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
2.86
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.06
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.38
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.57
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.26
37.26
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.71
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
4.08
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
10.1
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2003
27
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
667.2
9
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
15.43
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
650
8.76
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.43
15.43
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.73
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.79
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
4.53
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.23
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
4.7
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
0.643
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.026
1.026
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.24
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.13
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
50.14
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2921
39.37
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.49
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.71
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
4.6
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.49
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.36
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.82
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.357
2.357
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.477
1.477
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
44.36
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2512
33.86
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.14
50.14
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.37
39.37

Fielding Stats for Dick Hoover and Craig McMurtry

Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
2.86
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.06
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2003
27
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
667.2
9
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.59
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
2
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
2.71
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
2.59
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.906
0.906
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.26
37.26
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.16
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Hoover and Craig McMurtry

Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
722.65
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
600
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
507.18
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
49.72
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
46.41
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.31
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.31
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.27
7.51
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
56.35
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
69.61
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
29.83
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.26
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
43.09
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-3.22
-10.67
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.89
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 600 PA
84
278.45
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
2.15
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
72.93
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.63
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.63
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.63
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100