Bill Hoffer vs. Bill James — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill James
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill James 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 James posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.2 and WHIP 1.431 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Bill James had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Bill James

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.55
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.79
47.79
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.41
72.41
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.52
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
3.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3539
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1179.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1110
8.47
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.47
8.47
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
578
4.41
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
3.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.836
0.836
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.24
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.37
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4958
37.83
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
4.26
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.431
1.431
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4332
33.05
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Bill James

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.15
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4158
27
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
9
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
434
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.138
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Bill James

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
294.92
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
413
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
358
520.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.436
0.436
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
51
74.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
44
63.92
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.72
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
7
10.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
13.08
19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
59
85.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
81
117.68
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
25
36.32
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
12
17.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
37
53.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
9.26
13.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
39.23
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
138
200.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
2.99
2.99
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
36.32
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.45
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.91
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33