Joe Hovlik vs. Saul Rogovin — Career Comparison

Joe Hovlik
Lost GenerationAustria-HungaryThrows RightBats RightChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Saul Rogovin
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Saul Rogovin 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 4.06 and 1.361 for Saul Rogovin. 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 Saul Rogovin

Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.63
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
1.53
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
1.23
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.49
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.49
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.75
18.75
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.67
80.67
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.44
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.62
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
4.06
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
27
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2651
27
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.2
9
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883.2
9
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
10.87
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
9.04
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.04
9.04
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.85
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
3.79
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
3.14
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.12
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
3.95
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.878
0.878
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.788
0.788
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.14
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
41.32
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3764
38.34
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.82
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.14
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
5.93
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
4.43
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.628
1.628
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
37.21
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3446
35.1
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.32
41.32
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.34
38.34

Fielding Stats for Joe Hovlik and Saul Rogovin

Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
18
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
5.22
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.43
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
776
27
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258.2
9
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
1.98
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
24.75
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
4.56
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.49
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
28.13
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
7.03
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
27
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
6.54
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.07
93.07
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.253
1.253
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.33
27.33
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.45
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Hovlik and Saul Rogovin

Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
480
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
154
278.31
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
332
600
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
15
450
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
300
542.17
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.475
0.475
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
97.59
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
74.1
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.07
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.42
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
23.49
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
16.68
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.76
32.09
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
131.93
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
180
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
135.54
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
52.41
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
43.37
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
90.36
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
22.14
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.44
27.91
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.61
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
34.34
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
180
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
115.66
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
3.33
3.33
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.19
5.19
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
19.88
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.04
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.42
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.61
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.04
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60