Bill Hoffer vs. Joey Jay — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joey Jay
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Joey Jay 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 3.77 and 1.359 for Joey Jay. By the career numbers, Bill Hoffer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Joey Jay

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
0.58
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.11
52.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.48
65.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.37
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
648
3.77
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4639
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1546.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1460
8.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.5
8.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.89
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
607
3.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
5.81
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.039
1.039
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.31
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6583
38.31
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
714
4.16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5940
34.57
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Joey Jay

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.82
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
1.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4608
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1536
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.62
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
1.29
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
1.99
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
326
1.91
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.88
95.88
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.052
1.052
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.16
65.16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Joey Jay

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
310
344.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
540
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
483
536.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
55
61.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
46
51.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.78
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
9
10
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
11.33
12.59
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
68
75.56
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
84
93.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
17
18.89
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
19
21.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
34
37.78
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.4
-3.78
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
28
31.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
206
228.89
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
2.62
2.62
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
30
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
9
10
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA