Zach Day vs. Bill Hoffer — Career Comparison

Zach Day
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Zach Day 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 4.66 and 1.554 for Zach Day. By the career numbers, Bill Hoffer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Zach Day and Bill Hoffer

Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.51
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.65
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.75
43.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.77
69.77
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
4.66
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
1118
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
372.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
9.39
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.39
9.39
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.85
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
4.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
4.56
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.969
0.969
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.53
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.46
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1648
39.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.505
1.505
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
1439
34.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.8
39.8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Zach Day and Bill Hoffer

Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.45
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
1118
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
372.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.77
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.68
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
2.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
2.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.88
98.88
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.023
1.023
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.77
69.77
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Zach Day and Bill Hoffer

Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
444.83
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
116
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
105
543.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
6
31.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
5
25.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
1.39
7.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
9
46.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
8
41.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
5
25.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.52
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
7
36.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.73
-29.62
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.34
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
263.79
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
2.27
2.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
46.55
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100