Dick Hoover vs. Sergio Valdez — Career Comparison

Dick Hoover
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sergio Valdez
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sergio Valdez 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. Sergio Valdez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.06 and WHIP 1.493 compared to 7.71 and 2.357 for Dick Hoover. By the career numbers, Sergio Valdez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Hoover and Sergio Valdez

Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
3.45
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.92
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.36
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.59
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.72
26.72
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.71
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
5.06
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
10.1
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908
27
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302.2
9
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
15.43
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
9.87
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.43
15.43
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.87
9.87
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.37
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.79
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
3.24
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.33
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
5.65
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
0.643
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.988
0.988
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.48
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.15
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
50.14
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1325
39.4
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.83
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.71
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
5.77
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.77
5.77
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.42
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.27
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.77
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.357
2.357
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.457
1.457
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
44.36
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1188
35.33
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.14
50.14
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.4
39.4

Fielding Stats for Dick Hoover and Sergio Valdez

Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.45
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.92
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
908
27
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302.2
9
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.86
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.07
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.15
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.08
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.93
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.72
26.72
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Hoover and Sergio Valdez

Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
1933.33
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
600
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
550
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
7.22
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.62
-10.27
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
14
233.33
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA