Jack Harshman vs. Bill Hoffer — Career Comparison

Jack Harshman
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jack Harshman 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. Jack Harshman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.5 and WHIP 1.352 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Jack Harshman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Harshman and Bill Hoffer

Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
1.67
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.19
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.49
51.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
3.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3508
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1169.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1025
7.89
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
539
4.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
741
5.7
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.095
1.095
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5014
38.59
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
3.91
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.338
1.338
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4453
34.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.59
38.59
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Jack Harshman and Bill Hoffer

Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.78
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
1.19
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3495
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1165
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.99
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.68
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
1.41
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
2.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
2.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.19
97.19
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.346
1.346
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Harshman and Bill Hoffer

Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
258
296.55
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 600 PA
522
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 600 PA
424
487.36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.682
0.682
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 600 PA
76
87.36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 600 PA
48
55.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 600 PA
7
8.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
24.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
32.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
30.1
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50.01
57.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55.15
53.54
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
167.82
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
165.05
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 600 PA
148
170.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.595
0.595
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.612
0.612
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.535
0.535
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 600 PA
46
52.87
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
74.71
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
48
46.6
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 600 PA
90
103.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 600 PA
47.56
54.66
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
82.76
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 600 PA
119
136.78
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 600 PA
4.39
4.39
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
0.61
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
20.69
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Jack Harshman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
9.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Jack Harshman
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100