Matt Boyd vs. Bill Hoffer — Career Comparison

Matt Boyd
MillenialWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Boyd 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 4.57 and 1.283 for Matt Boyd. By the career numbers, Bill Hoffer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Boyd and Bill Hoffer

Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
1.76
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.65
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.8
43.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.43
93.43
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
88.2
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
553
4.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1053
8.71
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.71
8.71
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
1.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
2.78
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1045
8.64
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4614
38.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
4.87
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.64
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.277
1.277
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4172
34.51
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.17
38.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Matt Boyd and Bill Hoffer

Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
1.76
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.65
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
1.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
1.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.41
92.41
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.685
0.685
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.43
93.43
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Boyd and Bill Hoffer

Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
10650
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.708
0.708
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
124.27
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
94.17
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
56.41
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55.15
53.54
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
3
150
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
172.82
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.664
0.664
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.595
0.595
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.535
0.535
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
73.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.77
58.03
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
200
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100