Steve Hovley vs. Desi Relaford — Career Comparison

Steve Hovley
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
Desi Relaford
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Steve Hovley and Desi Relaford are closely matched on the surface stats. Steve Hovley posted a career OPS of .670 against Desi Relaford's .671. On the surface stats, Steve Hovley and Desi Relaford are difficult to separate — a proper verdict would need era context to resolve.

Hitting Stats for Steve Hovley and Desi Relaford

Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
436
227.08
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
939
168.33
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
1152
600
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3347
600
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1019
530.73
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2939
526.86
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.704
0.704
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
263
136.98
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
714
128
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
211
109.9
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
508
91.07
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
39
20.31
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
26.35
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.6
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.41
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.17
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
7.17
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
52
27.08
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
36.93
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
121.59
63.33
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
349.69
62.69
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
336
175
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1019
182.67
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
383
199.48
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1057
189.48
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.621
0.621
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.624
0.624
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
122
63.54
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
375
67.22
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
88
45.83
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
308
55.21
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
202
105.21
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
643
115.27
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
131.34
68.41
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
358.13
64.2
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.08
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
8.96
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
60.42
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
52.52
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.69
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
3.94
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
66.67
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
497
89.09
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
6.73
6.73
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.91
0.91
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.69
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
6.63
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.08
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
5.02
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
6.77
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
58
10.4
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
15.1
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
14.52
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.25
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
5.02
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
21.35
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
19.54
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
70.73
70.73
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74.31
74.31

Fielding Stats for Steve Hovley and Desi Relaford

Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.37
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
932
1.2
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
0.84
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
772
1
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6369
27
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20894
27
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2123
9
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6964.2
9
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
2.26
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1219
1.58
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.09
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1948
2.52
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
0.17
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
564
2.39
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3298
4.26
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
2.35
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3167
4.09
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.23
98.23
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.03
96.03
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.721
1.721
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.398
3.398
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.8
61.8
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.83
82.83
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
0.5
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0