Jim Bagby Jr. vs. Bill Hoffer — Career Comparison

Jim Bagby Jr.
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Bagby Jr. 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. Bill Hoffer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.75 and WHIP 1.424 compared to 3.96 and 1.454 for Jim Bagby Jr.. By the career numbers, Bill Hoffer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bagby Jr. and Bill Hoffer

Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
1.64
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.52
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.52
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.26
50.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.35
65.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
733
3.96
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4999
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1666.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1815
9.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
608
3.28
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
2.33
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.624
0.624
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7266
39.24
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.35
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
849
4.59
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6630
35.81
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4940
35.45
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.24
39.24
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Jim Bagby Jr. and Bill Hoffer

Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.15
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4158
27
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
9
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
504
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.63
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bagby Jr. and Bill Hoffer

Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
322
291.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
663
600
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
618
600
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
620
561.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.541
0.541
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
126.7
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
128
124.27
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
107.69
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
97
94.17
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
16
14.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.81
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.71
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
21
19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
36.82
33.32
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
169
152.94
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
151
136.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.512
0.512
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
59
53.39
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
50.68
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
48
46.6
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
112
101.36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
40.11
36.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.24
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
61.54
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
78
75.73
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.75
9.75
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
7.92
7.92
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
28.96
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
14
12.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100