Rob Bell vs. Bill Hoffer — Career Comparison

Rob Bell
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rob Bell 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 5.71 and 1.542 for Rob Bell. By the career numbers, Bill Hoffer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rob Bell and Bill Hoffer

Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.98
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.42
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.49
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.89
47.89
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.52
71.52
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
5.71
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2058
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
686
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
757
9.93
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.93
9.93
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
1.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
288
3.78
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
5.52
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.034
1.034
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.28
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3062
40.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
6.1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.66
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.523
1.523
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2711
35.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4940
35.45
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.17
40.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Rob Bell and Bill Hoffer

Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.98
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.42
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2058
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
686
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.91
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.68
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.89
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
1.88
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
1.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.8
95.8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.907
0.907
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.52
71.52
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rob Bell and Bill Hoffer

Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
151
1332.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
68
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
60
529.41
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
5
44.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.87
7.66
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
7
61.76
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
8
70.59
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.94
-17.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
300
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
44.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.82
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100