Rich Hand vs. Bill Hoffer — Career Comparison

Rich Hand
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rich Hand 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 4.01 and 1.475 for Rich Hand. By the career numbers, Bill Hoffer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rich Hand and Bill Hoffer

Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.92
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.72
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
4.01
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1462
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
487.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
8.35
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.96
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
4.62
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
5.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.26
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2125
39.24
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
4.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.52
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.441
1.441
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1814
33.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.24
39.24
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Rich Hand and Bill Hoffer

Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.92
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.44
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1465
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
488.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.99
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
1.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.52
93.52
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.971
0.971
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rich Hand and Bill Hoffer

Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
500
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
126
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
109
519.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.441
0.441
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
16
76.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
13
61.9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.52
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.76
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
3.84
18.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
20
95.24
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
21
100
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
23.81
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
8
38.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
13
61.9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2.6
12.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.52
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
147.62
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
4.06
4.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
47.62
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Rich Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.52
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Rich Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100