Steve Bourgeois vs. Bill Hoffer — Career Comparison

Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Bourgeois 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 6.3 and 2.125 for Steve Bourgeois. By the career numbers, Bill Hoffer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Bourgeois and Bill Hoffer

Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.99
7.99
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
13.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
4.73
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.83
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
44.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
7.88
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.58
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.025
2.025
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
38.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4940
35.45
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.378
0.378
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.55
44.55
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Steve Bourgeois and Bill Hoffer

Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.68
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
2.53
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Bourgeois and Bill Hoffer

Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
642.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PA
11
471.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
124.27
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
20.39
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
30.1
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
91.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55.15
53.54
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
214.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
165.05
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
214.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
172.82
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.595
0.595
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.535
0.535
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.99
85.24
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.77
58.03
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100