Scott Elarton vs. Bill Hoffer — Career Comparison

Scott Elarton
Gen XColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Scott Elarton 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 5.29 and 1.444 for Scott Elarton. By the career numbers, Bill Hoffer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Elarton and Bill Hoffer

Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.96
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.44
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.52
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.86
47.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.28
73.28
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
626
5.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3196
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1065.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
9.35
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.35
9.35
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
1.62
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
3.53
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
698
5.9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.9
5.9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.048
1.048
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.34
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4681
39.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
675
5.7
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.28
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.34
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.432
1.432
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4150
35.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.55
39.55
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Scott Elarton and Bill Hoffer

Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.96
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.44
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3196
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1065.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.91
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
1.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.99
96.99
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.694
0.694
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.28
73.28
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Elarton and Bill Hoffer

Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
688.67
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
203
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
166
490.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.448
0.448
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
23
67.98
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
20
59.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.87
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.87
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
4.3
12.7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
26
76.85
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
33
97.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
13
38.42
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.87
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
16
47.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
1.84
5.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.78
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.78
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
156.65
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
3.83
3.83
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
79.8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.82
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100