Kevin Coffman vs. Bill Hoffer — Career Comparison

Kevin Coffman
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kevin Coffman 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 6.42 and 1.952 for Kevin Coffman. By the career numbers, Bill Hoffer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Coffman and Bill Hoffer

Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.52
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.89
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.67
26.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.06
58.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
6.42
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.42
6.42
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
110.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
9.68
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.68
9.68
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.41
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
7.73
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.73
7.73
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3.82
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.283
1.283
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
43.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
7.32
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.41
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.934
1.934
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
34.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.67
43.67
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Kevin Coffman and Bill Hoffer

Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.52
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.46
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
110.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.68
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.86
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
3.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
2.71
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
2.53
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.226
1.226
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.06
58.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Coffman and Bill Hoffer

Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
480
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
40
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
555
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.525
0.525
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
7
105
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
60
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
20.39
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
30.1
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
2.41
36.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
10
150
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
9
135
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.501
0.501
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
60
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
46.6
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
90
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
2.11
31.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
180
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
3.33
3.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Kevin Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100