Rich Gossage vs. Trevor Hoffman — Career Comparison

Rich Gossage
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star
Trevor Hoffman
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Trevor Hoffman a clear advantage over Rich Gossage across the core pitching metrics. Trevor Hoffman led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 130 vs 79), strikeout rate (K%+ 117 vs 103), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 86). Rich Gossage held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 95 vs 67). Trevor Hoffman was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Rich Gossage and Trevor Hoffman

Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1002
4.98
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1035
8.55
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.18
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.62
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.5
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.53
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.62
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.68
53.68
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.85
44.85
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
1.54
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
4.97
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
3.01
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
2.87
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.228
0.228
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5428
27
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3268
27
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1809.1
9
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1089.1
9
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1497
7.45
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
846
6.99
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.45
7.45
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.99
6.99
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.59
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.83
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
732
3.64
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
2.54
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.45
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.48
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1502
7.47
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
9.36
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.47
7.47
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.36
9.36
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.235
1.235
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.322
1.322
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.31
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.4
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.23
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7507
37.34
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4388
36.25
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
681
3.39
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
7.07
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
670
3.33
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.53
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.26
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.33
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.62
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.5
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.232
1.232
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.058
1.058
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6555
32.61
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4010
33.13
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.34
37.34
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.25
36.25

Fielding Stats for Rich Gossage and Trevor Hoffman

Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1002
4.98
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1035
8.55
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.18
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5428
27
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3268
27
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1809.1
9
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1089.1
9
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.39
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.55
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.9
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.69
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.1
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.39
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
1.26
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
1.28
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
1.23
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.47
92.47
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.39
97.39
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.144
0.144
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rich Gossage and Trevor Hoffman

Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
18
18
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
1003
6470.97
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1035
17250
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
600
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
548.39
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
58.06
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
51.61
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.2
7.73
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
12.02
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
64.52
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
100
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
83.87
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
100
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.9
-12.27
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.47
-7.9
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
25.81
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
37
238.71
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
183.33
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
2.51
2.51
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.27
3.27
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
25.81
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Trevor Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
Trevor Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA