Joe Hovlik vs. Lee Wade — Career Comparison

Joe Hovlik
Lost GenerationAustria-HungaryThrows RightBats RightChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lee Wade
Lost GenerationThrows RightSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lee Wade 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 3.77 and 1.309 for Lee Wade. 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 Lee Wade

Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.63
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.24
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.99
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.51
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.08
48.08
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.75
18.75
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.76
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.62
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
3.77
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1419
27
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.2
9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
9
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
10.87
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
9.59
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.59
9.59
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.4
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
3.79
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.19
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
4.12
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
4.22
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.878
0.878
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.713
0.713
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
41.32
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2051
39.03
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.82
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
5.93
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
5.23
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.18
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.55
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.628
1.628
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
37.21
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1860
35.39
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.32
41.32
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Joe Hovlik and Lee Wade

Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
18
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
1.28
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1713
27
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
571
9
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.79
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
24.75
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
1.69
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.24
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
28.13
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
2.71
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
2.47
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.28
91.28
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.938
1.938
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Hovlik and Lee Wade

Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
480
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
187.5
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
600
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
15
450
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
535
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.475
0.475
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
102.5
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
80
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
22.5
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
16.68
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.34
33.36
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
130
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
180
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
137.5
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
57.5
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
42.5
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
97.5
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
22.14
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.97
34.92
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
32.5
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
6
180
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
30
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA