Ed Appleton vs. Guy Hoffman — Career Comparison

Ed Appleton
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Guy Hoffman
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Appleton built a career as a starting pitcher and Guy Hoffman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Appleton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.25 and WHIP 1.435 compared to 4.25 and 1.484 for Guy Hoffman. By the career numbers, Ed Appleton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Appleton and Guy Hoffman

Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
2.33
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
3.64
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.63
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.82
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.45
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.45
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.41
29.41
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.08
27.08
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.63
22.63
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.29
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
3.25
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
4.25
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1017
27
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
9
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
8.84
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
9.45
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.88
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
4.08
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.4
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.5
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
3.11
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
4.96
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.799
0.799
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.929
0.929
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.35
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
811
39.38
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1460
38.76
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.82
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
4.66
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
4.49
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.42
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.29
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.85
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.435
1.435
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.428
1.428
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
34.87
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1297
34.43
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.38
39.38
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.76
38.76

Fielding Stats for Ed Appleton and Guy Hoffman

Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
3.64
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.82
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1017
27
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
9
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.06
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.3
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.27
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.38
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.96
97.96
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.104
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.63
22.63
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Appleton and Guy Hoffman

Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
48
496.55
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
1217.65
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
58
600
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
600
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
579.31
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
529.41
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
93.1
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
52.94
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
82.76
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
44.12
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.82
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.12
21.93
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.92
8.14
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
113.79
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
7
61.76
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
113.79
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
70.59
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
41.38
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
35.29
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
52.94
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
41.38
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
88.24
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.61
16.63
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-10.03
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.65
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
155.17
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
19
167.65
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.87
3.87
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
3.58
3.58
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
52.94
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA