Dick Hoover vs. Joe Musgrove — Career Comparison

Dick Hoover
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Musgrove
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Joe Musgrove 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 Musgrove posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.73 and WHIP 1.176 compared to 7.71 and 2.357 for Dick Hoover. By the career numbers, Joe Musgrove had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Hoover and Joe Musgrove

Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
1.76
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.53
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.56
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.53
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.56
51.56
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.38
87.38
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.71
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
3.73
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
10.1
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3168
27
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1056
9
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
15.43
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
970
8.27
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.43
15.43
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.27
8.27
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.13
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.79
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.23
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1050
8.95
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.95
8.95
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
5.1
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
0.643
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.18
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.66
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
50.14
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4385
37.37
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.71
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
472
4.02
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.1
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.27
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.65
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.357
2.357
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
44.36
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4002
34.11
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.14
50.14
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37

Fielding Stats for Dick Hoover and Joe Musgrove

Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
1.76
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.53
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3170
27
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1056.2
9
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.18
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.18
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
2.45
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
2.36
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.18
96.18
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.338
1.338
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.96
86.96
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Hoover and Joe Musgrove

Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229
864.15
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
600
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
520.75
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
75.47
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
52.83
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.87
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
22.64
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.35
16.4
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
101.89
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
86.79
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
45.28
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.38
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.73
6.52
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.32
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
55
207.55
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
2.89
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
64.15
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA