Ed Hovlik vs. Joe McClain — Career Comparison

Ed Hovlik
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe McClain
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe McClain built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Hovlik as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Hovlik posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.21 and WHIP 1.663 compared to 4.42 and 1.360 for Joe McClain. By the career numbers, Ed Hovlik had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Hovlik and Joe McClain

Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.94
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.64
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.26
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Ed Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.84
Ed Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.67
26.67
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.18
18.18
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.27
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ed Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.21
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
4.42
Ed Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Ed Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
27
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
708
27
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.2
9
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
9
Ed Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
9.89
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
9.69
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.89
9.89
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.69
9.69
Ed Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.14
Ed Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Ed Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Ed Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.08
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.25
Ed Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.48
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
3.13
Ed Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Ed Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.598
0.598
Ed Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Ed Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
37.43
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
38.52
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.07
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Ed Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
5.35
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
4.96
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.663
1.663
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.326
1.326
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
32.35
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
945
36.04
Ed Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.52
38.52

Fielding Stats for Ed Hovlik and Joe McClain

Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.64
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.26
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
27
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
9
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.61
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.11
Ed Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.75
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.72
Ed Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.83
97.83
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.047
1.047
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Hovlik and Joe McClain

Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
660
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
326.58
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
600
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
569.62
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
113.92
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
83.54
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
5.34
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.92
29.77
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
144.3
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
121.52
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
30.38
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
60.76
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.34
-20.5
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.69
28.02
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
16
121.52
Ed Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
4.94
4.94
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.19
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA