Bump Hadley vs. Guy Hoffman — Career Comparison

Bump Hadley
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Guy Hoffman
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bump Hadley built a career as a starting pitcher and Guy Hoffman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bump Hadley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.24 and WHIP 1.501 compared to 4.25 and 1.484 for Guy Hoffman. By the career numbers, Bump Hadley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bump Hadley and Guy Hoffman

Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528
1.61
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
3.64
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
1.08
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.82
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
0.49
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.45
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
0.5
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.45
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.39
49.39
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.23
67.23
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.63
22.63
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.41
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.04
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.08
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1389
4.24
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
4.25
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8837
27
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1017
27
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2945.2
9
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
9
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2980
9.1
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
9.45
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.51
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.88
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1442
4.41
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.4
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.5
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1318
4.03
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
4.96
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.937
0.937
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.929
0.929
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.22
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.35
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.2
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13034
39.82
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1460
38.76
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
0.33
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.82
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1609
4.92
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
4.49
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.42
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.29
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.85
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.501
1.501
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.428
1.428
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11526
35.22
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1297
34.43
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.82
39.82
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.76
38.76

Fielding Stats for Bump Hadley and Guy Hoffman

Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
3.64
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.82
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1017
27
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
9
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.06
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
741
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.3
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.27
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.22
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.96
97.96
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.35
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.63
22.63
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bump Hadley and Guy Hoffman

Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
528
276.44
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
1217.65
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1146
600
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
68
600
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1004
525.65
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
529.41
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
99.48
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
52.94
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
82.2
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
44.12
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
15.18
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.82
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.09
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
17.28
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.82
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.32
32.11
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.92
8.14
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
118.85
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
7
61.76
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
146.07
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
70.59
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
43.98
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
35.29
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
39.27
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
52.94
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
83.25
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
88.24
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.29
34.18
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-10.03
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
46.07
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.65
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
97.91
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
167.65
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.13
6.13
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
3.58
3.58
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
27.75
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
52.94
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.62
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.57
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.09
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA