Joe Hovlik vs. Jim McGlothlin — Career Comparison

Joe Hovlik
Lost GenerationAustria-HungaryThrows RightBats RightChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim McGlothlin
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim McGlothlin built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Hovlik as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim McGlothlin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.61 and WHIP 1.304 compared to 3.62 and 1.628 for Joe Hovlik. By the career numbers, Jim McGlothlin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Hovlik and Jim McGlothlin

Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.63
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
1.77
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
1.39
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.46
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.53
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.53
46.53
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.75
18.75
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.52
78.52
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.25
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
3.62
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
3.61
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
27
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3901
27
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.2
9
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1300.1
9
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
10.87
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1247
8.63
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.63
8.63
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.87
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
3.79
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
2.89
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.21
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
4.12
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
709
4.91
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.878
0.878
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.34
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.17
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
41.32
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5424
37.54
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.82
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.19
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
5.93
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
4.01
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.21
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.628
1.628
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
37.21
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4935
34.16
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.32
41.32
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54

Fielding Stats for Joe Hovlik and Jim McGlothlin

Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
18
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
1.77
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
1.39
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3903
27
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1301
9
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
0.68
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
24.75
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
1.68
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
28.13
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
2.48
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
27
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
2.37
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.53
95.53
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.336
1.336
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.52
78.52
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.17
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Hovlik and Jim McGlothlin

Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
480
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
355.56
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
432
600
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
15
450
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
527.78
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
66.67
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.83
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
12.5
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.17
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.17
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
20.83
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
16.68
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.12
21
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
100
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
180
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
100
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
37.5
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
20.83
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
54.17
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
22.14
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.37
8.85
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
33.33
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
180
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
163
226.39
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.65
2.65
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
38.89
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.39
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA