Mal Eason vs. Bill Hoffer — Career Comparison

Mal Eason
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mal Eason 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. Mal Eason posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.42 and WHIP 1.385 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Mal Eason had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mal Eason and Bill Hoffer

Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
1.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.34
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.69
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.03
33.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.2
91.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
88.2
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.85
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
3.42
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
2854
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
951.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1027
9.72
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.19
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
2.75
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
2.59
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.594
0.594
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.612
0.612
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
4011
37.95
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
4.87
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.385
1.385
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
3678
34.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Mal Eason and Bill Hoffer

Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.51
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
2976
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
992
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
2.51
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.86
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.19
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
3.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
2.71
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
2.96
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
2.53
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.95
93.95
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.527
2.527
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.203
2.203
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mal Eason and Bill Hoffer

Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PAverified
130
206.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
378
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PAverified
356
565.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
43
68.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
40
63.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.76
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.76
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
6.87
10.91
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
46
73.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
54
85.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
17
26.98
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
15
23.81
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
32
50.79
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.45
-3.89
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.59
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
10
15.87
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
81
128.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
4.67
4.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
17.46
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100