Dick Hoover vs. Charles Wensloff — Career Comparison

Dick Hoover
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charles Wensloff
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charles Wensloff 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. Charles Wensloff posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.6 and WHIP 1.146 compared to 7.71 and 2.357 for Dick Hoover. By the career numbers, Charles Wensloff had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Hoover and Charles Wensloff

Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.33
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.04
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.52
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.42
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.17
55.17
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.05
78.05
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.62
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.71
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
2.6
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
10.1
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
830
27
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276.2
9
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
15.43
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
7.22
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.43
15.43
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.36
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.79
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
3.09
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.07
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
0.643
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.795
0.795
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
50.14
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1128
36.69
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.71
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
3.22
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.357
2.357
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.146
1.146
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
44.36
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1032
33.57
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.14
50.14
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.69
36.69

Fielding Stats for Dick Hoover and Charles Wensloff

Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.44
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.39
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Hoover and Charles Wensloff

Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
229.91
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
600
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
549.53
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
106.54
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
95.33
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.21
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.21
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.44
24.88
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
117.76
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
134.58
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
39.25
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.04
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
67.29
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.38
24.58
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.04
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 600 PA
32
179.44
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.34
3.34
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charles Wensloff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.43
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.21
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
Charles Wensloff
Career
Per 600 PA