Jose Fernandez vs. Bill Hoffer — Career Comparison

Jose Fernandez
MillenialCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanMiami MarlinsNational LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star
Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jose Fernandez 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. Jose Fernandez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.58 and WHIP 1.080 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Jose Fernandez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Fernandez and Bill Hoffer

Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.73
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.66
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.32
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.33
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.09
69.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
88.2
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
2.58
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.209
0.209
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1414
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
471.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
6.82
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.59
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.67
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.23
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
11.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.25
11.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.75
7.75
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.547
1.547
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.31
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1888
36.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.86
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.59
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.055
1.055
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1712
32.69
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.05
36.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Jose Fernandez and Bill Hoffer

Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.45
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1414
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
471.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.69
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.68
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
1.39
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.34
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.89
95.89
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.921
0.921
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Fernandez and Bill Hoffer

Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
290.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
159
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
136
513.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.588
0.588
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
29
109.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
22
83.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
7
26.42
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
8.69
32.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
41
154.72
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
30
113.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.519
0.519
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
41.51
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
52.83
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
46.6
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
23
86.79
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
8.56
32.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
162.26
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3.7
3.7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.32
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100