Bill Hoffer vs. Niles Jordan — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Niles Jordan
Greatest GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Niles Jordan 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 4.19 and 1.395 for Niles Jordan. 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 Niles Jordan

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.84
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
4.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
10.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.26
10.26
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.72
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.612
0.612
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.558
0.558
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
38.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.395
1.395
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4940
35.45
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
36
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.3
38.3

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Niles Jordan

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.15
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4158
27
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
9
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Niles Jordan

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
300
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
14
525
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
5.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.42
-15.73
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Niles Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
187.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
3.2
3.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Niles Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA