Bill Hoffer vs. Scott Kazmir — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scott Kazmir
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Scott Kazmir 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 4.02 and 1.361 for Scott Kazmir. 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 Scott Kazmir

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
1.6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
1.59
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
0.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.51
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.68
52.68
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
88.2
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.34
99.34
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
4.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5103
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1701
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1611
8.52
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
1.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
687
3.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1618
8.56
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.39
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7308
38.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
830
4.39
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.23
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.68
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.351
1.351
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6476
34.26
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.67
38.67

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Scott Kazmir

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
1.6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
1.59
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5103
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1701
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.32
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
0.84
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
1.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
1.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.8
89.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.726
0.726
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.34
99.34
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Scott Kazmir

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
304
2251.85
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
81
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
72
533.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
8
59.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
8
59.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0.65
4.84
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
8
59.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
9
66.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
4
29.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
4
29.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
8
59.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.23
-16.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.41
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Scott Kazmir
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
266.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
59.26
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.81
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Scott Kazmir
Career
Per 600 PA