Buttons Briggs vs. Bill Hoffer — Career Comparison

Buttons Briggs
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Buttons Briggs 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. Buttons Briggs posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.41 and WHIP 1.415 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Buttons Briggs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Buttons Briggs and Bill Hoffer

Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.16
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.35
48.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.51
91.51
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
88.2
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.88
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
3.41
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2567
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
855.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
9.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.25
9.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
3.49
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
3.56
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.783
0.783
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.41
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3656
38.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
5.02
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3285
34.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.45
38.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Buttons Briggs and Bill Hoffer

Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.15
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.53
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2568
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
856
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
1.68
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
2.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
2.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.906
1.906
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.17
47.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buttons Briggs and Bill Hoffer

Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
181.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
350
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
324
555.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
48
82.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
42
72
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
6
10.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
12.62
21.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
59
101.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
67
114.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
19
32.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
17
29.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
35
60
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
9.07
15.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
19
32.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
113.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
5.3
5.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100