Dick Hoover vs. Jason Simontacchi — Career Comparison

Dick Hoover
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jason Simontacchi
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jason Simontacchi 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. Jason Simontacchi posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.09 and WHIP 1.496 compared to 7.71 and 2.357 for Dick Hoover. By the career numbers, Jason Simontacchi had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Hoover and Jason Simontacchi

Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
2.43
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.34
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.66
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.43
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.47
60.47
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.21
55.21
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.71
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
5.09
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
10.1
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1067
27
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355.2
9
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
15.43
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
10.1
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.43
15.43
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.1
10.1
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.44
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.79
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.16
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.2
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
4.83
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
0.643
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.38
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
50.14
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1552
39.27
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.71
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
5.39
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.35
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.94
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.357
2.357
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.473
1.473
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
44.36
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1385
35.05
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.14
50.14
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.27
39.27

Fielding Stats for Dick Hoover and Jason Simontacchi

Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
2.45
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.34
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1070
27
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356.2
9
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.78
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.39
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.22
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.17
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.64
54.64
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Hoover and Jason Simontacchi

Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
522.41
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
600
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
563.79
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
98.28
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
93.1
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.17
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.17
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
18.5
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
103.45
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
108.62
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
51.72
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.34
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
62.07
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.82
14.58
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.34
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
34
175.86
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.41
3.41
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.86
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA