Joe Hovlik vs. Vic Raschi — Career Comparison

Joe Hovlik
Lost GenerationAustria-HungaryThrows RightBats RightChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Vic Raschi
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Vic Raschi 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. Joe Hovlik posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.62 and WHIP 1.628 compared to 3.72 and 1.318 for Vic Raschi. By the career numbers, Joe Hovlik had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Hovlik and Vic Raschi

Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.63
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.33
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1.26
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.65
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.33
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.75
18.75
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.8
94.8
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.52
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.13
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.62
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
752
3.72
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
27
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5457
27
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.2
9
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1819
9
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
10.87
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1666
8.24
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.69
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
3.79
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
727
3.6
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
4.12
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
944
4.67
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.878
0.878
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.919
0.919
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.22
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.13
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
41.32
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7675
37.97
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.82
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
5.93
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
828
4.1
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.628
1.628
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.316
1.316
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
37.21
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6922
34.25
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.32
41.32
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Joe Hovlik and Vic Raschi

Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
18
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
8.59
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.53
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
846
27
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
9
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.68
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
24.75
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
8.27
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.26
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
28.13
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
351
11.2
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
27
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
10.95
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.72
97.72
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.275
1.275
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17.84
17.84
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.64
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Hovlik and Vic Raschi

Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
480
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
224.79
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
718
600
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
15
450
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
608
508.08
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.475
0.475
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.526
0.526
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
93.59
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
79.39
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
12.53
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.84
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.84
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
14.21
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
16.68
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.81
24.91
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
110.31
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
180
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
132.87
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
37.6
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.78
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
78.55
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
22.14
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.28
25.31
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
39.28
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
180
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
121.17
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
3.33
3.33
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.95
4.95
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Raschi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
52.65
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 600 PA
17
14.21
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
Vic Raschi
Career
Per 600 PA