Bill Hoffer vs. Aaron Laffey — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Aaron Laffey
MillenialMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Aaron Laffey 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 4.44 and 1.535 for Aaron Laffey. 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 Aaron Laffey

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.84
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.47
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.27
47.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.59
43.59
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
4.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
552
10.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.87
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
3.62
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
4.46
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.898
0.898
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.51
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2181
39.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
4.92
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.519
1.519
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1930
35.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.71
39.71

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Aaron Laffey

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.84
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.51
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.46
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
2.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.97
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.3
97.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.692
0.692
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Aaron Laffey

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
10400
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
124.27
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
94.17
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
26.79
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
31.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
4.5
4.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.77
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA