Steve Barr vs. Guy Hoffman — Career Comparison

Steve Barr
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Guy Hoffman
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Barr 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. Guy Hoffman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.25 and WHIP 1.484 compared to 5.16 and 1.745 for Steve Barr. By the career numbers, Guy Hoffman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Barr and Guy Hoffman

Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.58
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
3.64
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.4
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.82
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.45
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.75
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.45
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.17
54.17
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.63
22.63
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.43
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
5.16
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
4.25
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
27
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1017
27
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.2
9
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
9
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
9.47
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
9.45
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.47
9.47
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.45
9.45
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.18
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.88
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
6.13
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.4
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.5
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
3.44
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
4.96
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.064
1.064
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.929
0.929
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.75
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.35
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
41.52
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1460
38.76
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.82
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
6.88
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
4.49
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.88
6.88
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.42
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.29
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.97
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.85
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.733
1.733
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.428
1.428
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
34.75
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1297
34.43
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.52
41.52
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.76
38.76

Fielding Stats for Steve Barr and Guy Hoffman

Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.58
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
3.64
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.4
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.82
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
27
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1017
27
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.2
9
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
9
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.83
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.06
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.43
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.47
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.3
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.04
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.27
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.61
82.61
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.96
97.96
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.792
0.792
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.17
54.17
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.63
22.63
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Barr and Guy Hoffman

Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
24
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
1217.65
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
600
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
529.41
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
52.94
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
44.12
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
8.14
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
61.76
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
70.59
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.29
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
52.94
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
88.24
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.14
-10.03
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.65
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
19
167.65
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
3.58
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
52.94
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA