Tommy Fine vs. Bill Hoffer — Career Comparison

Tommy Fine
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tommy Fine 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 6.81 and 1.899 for Tommy Fine. By the career numbers, Bill Hoffer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tommy Fine and Bill Hoffer

Tommy Fine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.85
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.87
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Tommy Fine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.43
30.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Tommy Fine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
6.81
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Tommy Fine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
11.64
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.64
11.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Tommy Fine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.74
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Tommy Fine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.45
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.98
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
2.25
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Tommy Fine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Tommy Fine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Tommy Fine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Tommy Fine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
43.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.37
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Tommy Fine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
7.68
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.68
7.68
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.899
1.899
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
37.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4940
35.45
Tommy Fine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Tommy Fine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.22
43.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Tommy Fine and Bill Hoffer

Tommy Fine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.15
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4158
27
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
9
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Tommy Fine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Tommy Fine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tommy Fine and Bill Hoffer

Tommy Fine
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 600 PA
25
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 600 PA
21
504
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Tommy Fine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Tommy Fine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.868
0.868
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
168
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
124.27
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
120
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
94.17
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
20.39
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
30.1
Tommy Fine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.85
92.32
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55.15
53.54
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
216
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
165.05
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
216
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
172.82
Tommy Fine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Tommy Fine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Tommy Fine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
0.82
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.595
0.595
Tommy Fine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Tommy Fine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Tommy Fine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.535
0.535
Tommy Fine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
120
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
79.61
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
144
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
125.24
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.02
96.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.77
58.03
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Fine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
120
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
10.68
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
10.68
Tommy Fine
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100