Dick Hoover vs. Jermaine Van Buren — Career Comparison

Looking at the career totals, Dick Hoover and Jermaine Van Buren are fairly close on the surface numbers. Jermaine Van Buren posted stronger numbers in WHIP (2.263 vs 2.357) and home runs allowed (0.47 per nine innings vs 1.93). Dick Hoover had the advantage in ERA (7.71 vs 9). By the career numbers, Jermaine Van Buren had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.