Matt Harrison vs. Bill Hoffer — Career Comparison

Matt Harrison
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Harrison 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 4.21 and 1.415 for Matt Harrison. By the career numbers, Bill Hoffer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Harrison and Bill Hoffer

Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.82
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.39
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.66
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.47
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.82
58.82
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.3
76.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
4.21
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
2005
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
668.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
9.48
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.97
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
3.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
5.49
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.961
0.961
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
2863
38.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
4.54
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.404
1.404
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
2583
34.78
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Matt Harrison and Bill Hoffer

Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.82
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.39
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
2005
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
668.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
1.62
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
1.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.844
0.844
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.3
76.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Harrison and Bill Hoffer

Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
136
3709.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
18
490.91
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.05
-1.32
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.86
-50.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
327.27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
1.83
1.83
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100