Bill Hoffer vs. Joe Landrum — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Landrum
Silent GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Landrum 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 5.64 and 1.545 for Joe Landrum. 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 Joe Landrum

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.25
31.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
11.69
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.43
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.739
0.739
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
40.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
6.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.545
1.545
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4940
35.45
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
37.68
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.3
40.3

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Joe Landrum

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.15
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4158
27
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
9
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.813
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Joe Landrum

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
800
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
8
400
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
5.58
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
46.6
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
200
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA