Dick Hoover vs. Chris Volstad — Career Comparison

Dick Hoover
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Volstad
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Volstad 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. Chris Volstad posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5 and WHIP 1.484 compared to 7.71 and 2.357 for Dick Hoover. By the career numbers, Chris Volstad had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Hoover and Chris Volstad

Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
1.98
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.47
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.43
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.68
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.95
38.95
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.12
74.12
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.71
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
5
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
10.1
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2317
27
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772.1
9
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
15.43
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
858
10
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.43
15.43
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.19
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.79
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
3.09
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.27
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
5.61
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
0.643
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.966
0.966
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.24
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
50.14
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3376
39.34
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.71
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
5.33
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.33
5.33
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.47
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.38
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.84
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.357
2.357
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
44.36
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3012
35.1
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.311
0.311
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.14
50.14
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.34
39.34

Fielding Stats for Dick Hoover and Chris Volstad

Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.98
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.47
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2317
27
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
772.1
9
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.44
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.34
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.83
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
1.78
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.45
97.45
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.12
74.12
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Hoover and Chris Volstad

Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
444.16
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
600
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
522.08
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
72.73
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
57.14
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.58
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.58
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.51
11.71
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
88.31
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
77.92
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.57
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.18
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
46.75
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.61
-1.59
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.19
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
94
244.16
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
2.46
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
72.73
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.79
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA