Dick Hoover vs. Joe Niekro — Career Comparison

Dick Hoover
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Niekro
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Joe Niekro 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 Niekro posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.59 and WHIP 1.339 compared to 7.71 and 2.357 for Dick Hoover. By the career numbers, Joe Niekro had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Hoover and Joe Niekro

Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
702
1.76
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
1.26
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.55
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
0.51
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.23
71.23
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.27
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.07
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.71
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1431
3.59
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
10.1
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10752
27
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3584
9
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
15.43
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3466
8.7
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.43
15.43
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
0.69
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.79
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1262
3.17
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.18
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1747
4.39
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
0.643
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.43
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.16
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
50.14
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15166
38.08
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.23
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.71
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
4.07
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.27
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.24
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.5
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.357
2.357
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
44.36
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13637
34.24
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.14
50.14
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Dick Hoover and Joe Niekro

Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
702
1.76
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
1.26
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10752
27
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3584
9
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
0.64
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
1.34
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.06
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
810
2.03
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
785
1.97
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.91
96.91
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.118
1.118
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.23
71.23
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.1
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Hoover and Joe Niekro

Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
706
363.61
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1165
600
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
973
501.12
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
78.28
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
63.86
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.39
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
14.42
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.52
16.75
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
94.25
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
98.37
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
28.33
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
37.08
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
64.89
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.46
11.05
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
19.57
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
262
134.94
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.45
4.45
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
75.71
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.09
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
17
8.76
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100