Steve Hovley vs. Mike Moustakas — Career Comparison

Steve Hovley
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
Mike Moustakas
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueThird BasemanAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Steve Hovley and Mike Moustakas are closely matched on the surface stats. Mike Moustakas posted stronger numbers in OPS (.742 vs .670) and slugging (.431 vs .330). Steve Hovley had the advantage in on-base percentage (.340 vs .310). By the career numbers, Mike Moustakas had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Steve Hovley and Mike Moustakas

Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mike Moustakas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
436
227.08
Mike Moustakas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1427
153.52
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
1152
600
Mike Moustakas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5577
600
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
1019
530.73
Mike Moustakas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5060
544.38
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Mike Moustakas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Mike Moustakas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.751
0.751
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
263
136.98
Mike Moustakas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1252
134.7
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
211
109.9
Mike Moustakas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
757
81.44
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
39
20.31
Mike Moustakas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
29.48
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.6
Mike Moustakas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
0.65
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.17
Mike Moustakas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
23.13
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
52
27.08
Mike Moustakas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
53.25
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Mike Moustakas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Mike Moustakas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Mike Moustakas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
121.59
63.33
Mike Moustakas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
681.62
73.33
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
336
175
Mike Moustakas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2183
234.86
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
383
199.48
Mike Moustakas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1711
184.08
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Mike Moustakas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Mike Moustakas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Mike Moustakas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.739
0.739
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Mike Moustakas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Mike Moustakas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.621
0.621
Mike Moustakas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Mike Moustakas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
122
63.54
Mike Moustakas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
595
64.01
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
88
45.83
Mike Moustakas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
683
73.48
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
202
105.21
Mike Moustakas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1063
114.36
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
131.34
68.41
Mike Moustakas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
670.75
72.16
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.08
Mike Moustakas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
6.46
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
60.42
Mike Moustakas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
42.93
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.69
Mike Moustakas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
2.8
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
66.67
Mike Moustakas
Career
Per 600 PA
968
104.14
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Mike Moustakas
Career
Per 600 PA
5.76
5.76
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.91
0.91
Mike Moustakas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.69
Mike Moustakas
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.86
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.08
Mike Moustakas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
5.38
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
6.77
Mike Moustakas
Career
Per 600 PA
122
13.13
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
15.1
Mike Moustakas
Career
Per 600 PA
21
2.26
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.25
Mike Moustakas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.08
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
21.35
Mike Moustakas
Career
Per 600 PA
31
3.34
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.73
70.73
Mike Moustakas
Career
Per 600 PA
67.74
67.74

Fielding Stats for Steve Hovley and Mike Moustakas

Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Moustakas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.37
Mike Moustakas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1344
1.1
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
0.84
Mike Moustakas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1255
1.02
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6369
27
Mike Moustakas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33100
27
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2123
9
Mike Moustakas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11033.1
9
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
2.26
Mike Moustakas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1520
1.24
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.09
Mike Moustakas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2219
1.81
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Mike Moustakas
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.1
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
564
2.39
Mike Moustakas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3861
3.15
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
2.35
Mike Moustakas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3739
3.05
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.23
98.23
Mike Moustakas
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.84
96.84
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.721
1.721
Mike Moustakas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.782
2.782
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.8
61.8
Mike Moustakas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.38
93.38
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Mike Moustakas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
0.22
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Moustakas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Moustakas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Moustakas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Moustakas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0