Gerrit Cole vs. Bill Hoffer — Career Comparison

Gerrit Cole
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gerrit Cole 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. Gerrit Cole posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.18 and WHIP 1.092 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Gerrit Cole had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gerrit Cole and Bill Hoffer

Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.7
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.66
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.37
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.67
65.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
88.2
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
3.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5862
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1954
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1627
7.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.49
7.49
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
2.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2251
10.37
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.1
7.1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.28
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7861
36.21
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
3.41
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.64
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.089
1.089
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7233
33.31
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.21
36.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Gerrit Cole and Bill Hoffer

Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5862
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1954
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
0.53
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.96
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
1.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
1.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.01
97.01
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.025
1.025
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gerrit Cole and Bill Hoffer

Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
320
671.33
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
286
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
251
526.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
41
86.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
36
75.52
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.29
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
10.08
21.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
52
109.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
48
100.7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
17
35.66
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
15
31.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
29
60.84
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6.18
12.97
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.59
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
112
234.97
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2.55
2.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
58.74
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.39
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100