Ed Hovlik vs. Jason Simontacchi — Career Comparison

Ed Hovlik
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jason Simontacchi
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jason Simontacchi 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 5.09 and 1.496 for Jason Simontacchi. 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 Jason Simontacchi

Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.94
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
2.43
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.34
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.66
Ed Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.43
Ed Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.47
60.47
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.18
18.18
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.21
55.21
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ed Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.21
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
5.09
Ed Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Ed Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Ed Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
27
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1067
27
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.2
9
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355.2
9
Ed Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
9.89
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
10.1
Ed Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.89
9.89
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
10.1
Ed Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1.44
Ed Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Ed Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Ed Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.08
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.16
Ed Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.2
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
3.48
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
4.83
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Ed Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Ed Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Ed Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.38
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
37.43
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1552
39.27
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.07
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Ed Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
5.35
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
5.39
Ed Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.35
5.35
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Ed Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.35
Ed Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.94
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.663
1.663
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.473
1.473
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
32.35
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1385
35.05
Ed Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.27
39.27

Fielding Stats for Ed Hovlik and Jason Simontacchi

Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
2.45
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.34
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1070
27
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356.2
9
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.78
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.39
Ed Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.22
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.17
Ed Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Ed Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.909
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.64
54.64
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Hovlik and Jason Simontacchi

Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
660
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
522.41
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
600
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
563.79
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
98.28
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
93.1
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.17
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.17
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
5.34
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
18.5
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
103.45
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
108.62
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
51.72
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.34
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
62.07
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.34
-20.5
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.82
14.58
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.34
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
34
175.86
Ed Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
3.41
3.41
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.86
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA