Joe Hovlik vs. Robbie Ray — Career Comparison

Joe Hovlik
Lost GenerationAustria-HungaryThrows RightBats RightChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Robbie Ray
MillenialTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Robbie Ray 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 3.94 and 1.303 for Robbie Ray. 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 Robbie Ray

Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.63
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
1.66
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.63
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.55
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.51
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.07
52.07
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.75
18.75
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.49
98.49
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.62
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
631
3.94
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
27
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4323
27
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.2
9
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1441
9
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
10.87
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1250
7.81
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
1.35
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.79
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
608
3.8
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
4.12
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1734
10.83
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.83
10.83
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.54
6.54
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.878
0.878
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.625
1.625
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.37
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.32
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
41.32
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6097
38.08
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.82
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
5.93
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
4.21
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.18
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.19
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.6
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.628
1.628
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.289
1.289
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
37.21
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5379
33.6
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.32
41.32
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Joe Hovlik and Robbie Ray

Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
18
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
1.66
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.63
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4323
27
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1441
9
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.22
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
24.75
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
0.81
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
28.13
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
1.08
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
27
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
1.04
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.95
95.95
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.626
0.626
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.49
98.49
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Hovlik and Robbie Ray

Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
16
480
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
267
597.76
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
268
600
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
15
450
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
530.6
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
76.12
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
60.45
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
13.43
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.24
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
15.67
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
16.68
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.76
15.13
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
96.27
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
180
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
85.07
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
24.63
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
20.15
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
42.54
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
22.14
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.01
2.27
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.96
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
180
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
116
259.7
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
2.31
2.31
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
58.21
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.24
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.72
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA