Bill Hoffer vs. Addie Joss — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Addie Joss
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Addie Joss 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. Addie Joss posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.89 and WHIP 0.968 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Addie Joss had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Addie Joss

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.16
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
1.01
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
0.62
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.26
62.26
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
88.2
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.9
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
0.91
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.89
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6981
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2327
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1888
7.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
1.41
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
920
3.56
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.612
0.612
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.552
0.552
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8891
34.39
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
730
2.82
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.968
0.968
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8469
32.76
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.39
34.39

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Addie Joss

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.15
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
295
1.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
0.77
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7134
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2378
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.68
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.7
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
1.86
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
3.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
2.71
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
4.05
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
2.53
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1033
3.91
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.63
96.63
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.203
2.203
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.502
3.502
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.15
69.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Addie Joss

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
296
194.95
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
618
600
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
911
600
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
817
538.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.441
0.441
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
118
77.72
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
90
59.28
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
21
13.83
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.95
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.66
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
28
18.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
34.95
23.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
154
101.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
173
113.94
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
46
30.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
33.59
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
96
63.23
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
23.55
15.51
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.66
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
35.57
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
297
195.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
3.07
3.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
25.69
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
10
6.59
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
10
6.59
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100