Joe Hovlik vs. Terry Wells — Career Comparison

Joe Hovlik
Lost GenerationAustria-HungaryThrows RightBats RightChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Terry Wells
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Terry Wells 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 7.84 and 1.887 for Terry Wells. 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 Terry Wells

Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.63
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.18
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Terry Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.18
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.87
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.75
18.75
Terry Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.62
Terry Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.84
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.84
7.84
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Terry Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
27
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
27
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54.2
9
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.2
9
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
10.87
Terry Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
10.89
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.89
10.89
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.74
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.79
Terry Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
6.1
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
4.12
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
7.84
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Terry Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.84
7.84
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Terry Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.878
0.878
Terry Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.548
1.548
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Terry Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
41.32
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
44.42
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.82
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.93
Terry Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
10.02
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.02
10.02
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.628
1.628
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.887
1.887
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
37.21
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
37.89
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Terry Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.323
0.323
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.32
41.32
Terry Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.42
44.42

Fielding Stats for Joe Hovlik and Terry Wells

Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
18
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.18
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.18
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Terry Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
27
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Terry Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20.2
9
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
24.75
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.87
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
28.13
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.31
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
27
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Hovlik and Terry Wells

Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
480
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
450
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
16.68
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
180
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
22.14
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.74
-63.66
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
180
Terry Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA