Ed Appleton vs. Trevor Hoffman — Career Comparison

Ed Appleton
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Trevor Hoffman
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

Ed Appleton built a career as a starting pitcher and Trevor Hoffman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Trevor Hoffman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.87 and WHIP 1.112 compared to 3.25 and 1.435 for Ed Appleton. By the career numbers, Trevor Hoffman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Appleton and Trevor Hoffman

Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
2.33
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1035
8.55
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.5
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.58
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.62
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.41
29.41
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.85
44.85
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.08
27.08
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.29
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
4.97
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
3.25
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
2.87
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3268
27
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1089.1
9
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
8.84
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
846
6.99
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.99
6.99
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.83
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
4.08
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
2.54
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.48
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
3.11
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
9.36
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.36
9.36
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.799
0.799
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.322
1.322
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.39
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.4
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
811
39.38
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4388
36.25
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
7.07
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
4.66
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.26
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.5
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.435
1.435
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.058
1.058
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
34.87
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4010
33.13
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.38
39.38
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.25
36.25

Fielding Stats for Ed Appleton and Trevor Hoffman

Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1035
8.55
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3268
27
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1089.1
9
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.55
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.69
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
1.26
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.23
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.38
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.39
97.39
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.104
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.144
0.144
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Appleton and Trevor Hoffman

Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
48
496.55
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1035
17250
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
600
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
579.31
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
34
566.67
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
93.1
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
82.76
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.12
21.93
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
12.02
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
113.79
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
100
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
113.79
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
41.38
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
41.38
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
100
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.61
16.63
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.47
-7.9
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
155.17
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
183.33
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.87
3.87
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
3.27
3.27
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA