Chris Hammond vs. Bill Hoffer — Career Comparison

Chris Hammond
Gen XGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Hammond 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 4.14 and 1.408 for Chris Hammond. By the career numbers, Bill Hoffer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Hammond and Bill Hoffer

Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
3.53
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.56
51.56
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.84
30.84
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517
4.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3371
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1123.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1163
9.32
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.84
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
3.1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.7
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.978
0.978
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4821
38.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.54
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
4.58
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.87
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4317
34.58
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Chris Hammond and Bill Hoffer

Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
3.53
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3371
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1123.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.37
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
1.88
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
1.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.19
93.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.497
0.497
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.84
30.84
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Hammond and Bill Hoffer

Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
931.47
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
286
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
238
499.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.626
0.626
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
48
100.7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
36
75.52
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
7
14.69
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.39
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
12
25.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
21.68
45.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
69
144.76
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
76
159.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.575
0.575
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.505
0.505
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
30
62.94
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
14
29.37
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
40
83.92
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
22.33
46.84
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
58.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
96
201.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
2.98
2.98
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
39.86
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100