Steve Hovley vs. Jo-Jo White — Career Comparison

Steve Hovley
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
Jo-Jo White
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Steve Hovley and Jo-Jo White are closely matched on the surface stats. Jo-Jo White posted stronger numbers in OPS (.681 vs .670) and on-base percentage (.353 vs .340). Steve Hovley had the advantage in home run production (8 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Jo-Jo White 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 Jo-Jo White

Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jo-Jo White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
436
227.08
Jo-Jo White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
878
170.71
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
1152
600
Jo-Jo White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3086
600
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1019
530.73
Jo-Jo White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2652
515.62
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Jo-Jo White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Jo-Jo White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
263
136.98
Jo-Jo White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
678
131.82
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
211
109.9
Jo-Jo White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
545
105.96
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
20.31
Jo-Jo White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
16.14
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.6
Jo-Jo White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
8.17
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.17
Jo-Jo White
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.56
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
27.08
Jo-Jo White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
25.86
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Jo-Jo White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Jo-Jo White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Jo-Jo White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
121.59
63.33
Jo-Jo White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
346.94
67.45
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
336
175
Jo-Jo White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
869
168.96
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
383
199.48
Jo-Jo White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1077
209.4
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Jo-Jo White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Jo-Jo White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Jo-Jo White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.681
0.681
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Jo-Jo White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Jo-Jo White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.621
0.621
Jo-Jo White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Jo-Jo White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
122
63.54
Jo-Jo White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
456
88.66
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
45.83
Jo-Jo White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
229
44.52
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
202
105.21
Jo-Jo White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
677
131.63
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
131.34
68.41
Jo-Jo White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
378.89
73.67
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.08
Jo-Jo White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
2.53
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
116
60.42
Jo-Jo White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
386
75.05
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.69
Jo-Jo White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
66.67
Jo-Jo White
Career
Per 600 PAverified
276
53.66
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Jo-Jo White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.18
11.18
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.91
0.91
Jo-Jo White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
1.4
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.69
Jo-Jo White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
6.8
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.08
Jo-Jo White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
13
6.77
Jo-Jo White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.75
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
29
15.1
Jo-Jo White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
17.89
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.25
Jo-Jo White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
9.33
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
41
21.35
Jo-Jo White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
27.22
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.73
70.73
Jo-Jo White
Career
Per 600 PA
65.71
65.71

Fielding Stats for Steve Hovley and Jo-Jo White

Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jo-Jo White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.37
Jo-Jo White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
686
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.84
Jo-Jo White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6369
27
Jo-Jo White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2123
9
Jo-Jo White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
2.26
Jo-Jo White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1613
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.09
Jo-Jo White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Jo-Jo White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
2.39
Jo-Jo White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1725
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
554
2.35
Jo-Jo White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1665
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.23
98.23
Jo-Jo White
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.52
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.721
1.721
Jo-Jo White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.427
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.8
61.8
Jo-Jo White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Jo-Jo White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jo-Jo White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jo-Jo White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jo-Jo White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jo-Jo White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0