Dick Hoover vs. Luis Mendoza — Career Comparison

Dick Hoover
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Mendoza
MillenialMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Luis Mendoza 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. Luis Mendoza posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.39 and WHIP 1.565 compared to 7.71 and 2.357 for Dick Hoover. By the career numbers, Luis Mendoza had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Hoover and Luis Mendoza

Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
2.26
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.4
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.4
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.63
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.02
39.02
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.22
62.22
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.71
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
5.39
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
10.1
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1077
27
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
9
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
15.43
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
10.4
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.43
15.43
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.4
10.4
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.95
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.79
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.51
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.18
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
5.21
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
0.643
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.969
0.969
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.53
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.63
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
50.14
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1600
40.11
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.71
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
5.99
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.35
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.357
2.357
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.546
1.546
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
44.36
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1417
35.52
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.318
0.318
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.14
50.14
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.11
40.11

Fielding Stats for Dick Hoover and Luis Mendoza

Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.26
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.4
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1077
27
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
9
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.33
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.41
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
2.33
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.87
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.033
1.033
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.22
62.22
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Hoover and Luis Mendoza

Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
6000
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
533.33
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
30.24
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
38.68
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 600 PA
5
333.33
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.8
1.8
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Mendoza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Mendoza
Career
Per 600 PA