Mike Balas vs. Bill Hoffer — Career Comparison

Mike Balas
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Bill Hoffer posted a stronger line than Mike Balas. Bill Hoffer posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.75 vs 6.75) and WHIP (1.424 vs 2.250). By the career numbers, Bill Hoffer had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Mike Balas and Bill Hoffer

Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.33
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.92
7.92
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
20.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
2.25
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.612
0.612
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
20.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4940
35.45
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Mike Balas and Bill Hoffer

Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.15
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4158
27
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
9
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Mike Balas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Balas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Balas and Bill Hoffer

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