Rick Anderson vs. Bill Hoffer — Career Comparison

Rick Anderson
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rick Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Hoffer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rick Anderson posted a career ERA of 3.75 against Bill Hoffer's 3.75, with WHIP of 2.083 and 1.424 respectively. The raw numbers call this too close to separate — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rick Anderson and Bill Hoffer

Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.33
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
3.75
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.42
6.42
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.75
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
10.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
42
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.917
1.917
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
30.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
42
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Rick Anderson and Bill Hoffer

Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.86
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
2.71
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Anderson and Bill Hoffer

Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
174.76
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
618
600
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
78
75.73
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.77
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100