Scott Erickson vs. Bill Hoffer — Career Comparison

Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Scott Erickson 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 4.59 and 1.475 for Scott Erickson. 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 Erickson and Bill Hoffer

Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.48
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
1.39
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
0.54
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.52
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.08
51.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.57
93.57
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
88.2
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1203
4.59
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7082
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2360.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2586
9.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.86
9.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
0.87
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
865
3.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1252
4.77
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.39
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10284
39.21
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1306
4.98
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
1.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.462
1.462
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9179
34.99
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.21
39.21
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Scott Erickson and Bill Hoffer

Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.48
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
1.39
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7082
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2360.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.85
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.68
Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
400
1.52
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
652
2.49
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
623
2.38
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.55
95.55
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.602
1.602
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.57
93.57
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Erickson and Bill Hoffer

Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
390
5318.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
35
477.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
54.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40.91
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.21
16.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
68.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
109.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
54.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
68.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
9.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
204.55
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.93
2.93
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
68.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100