Bill Hoffer vs. Lefty James — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty James
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty 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. Lefty James posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.39 and WHIP 1.453 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Lefty James had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Lefty James

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.92
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.56
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.48
35.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.39
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
8.84
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
4.23
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.39
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.847
0.847
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
404
38.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.94
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
5.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.453
1.453
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
33.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.01
38.01

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Lefty James

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.15
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4158
27
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
9
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.097
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Lefty James

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
28
541.94
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
9.93
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
5
96.77
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-4.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
270.97
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
2.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA