Matt Clement vs. Bill Hoffer — Career Comparison

Matt Clement
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Clement 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 4.47 and 1.415 for Matt Clement. 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 Clement and Bill Hoffer

Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.52
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
1.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.29
50.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.16
99.16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
88.2
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
702
4.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4238
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1412.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1326
8.45
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
0.92
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
650
4.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1217
7.75
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.75
7.75
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.322
1.322
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6189
39.43
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
762
4.85
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.41
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.87
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.399
1.399
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5351
34.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.43
39.43
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Matt Clement and Bill Hoffer

Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.52
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
1.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4238
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1412.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.68
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.94
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
1.85
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
1.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.14
94.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.147
1.147
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.16
99.16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Clement and Bill Hoffer

Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239
349.76
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
410
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
348
509.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
33
48.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
27
39.51
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.32
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.78
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
5.69
8.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
40
58.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
51
74.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
22
32.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
12
17.56
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
34
49.76
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.43
-9.42
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.85
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
14
20.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
174
254.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
2.36
2.36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
62.93
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.46
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.93
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100