Bill Hoffer vs. Mark Langston — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mark Langston
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Mark Langston 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 3.97 and 1.366 for Mark Langston. 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 Mark Langston

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
1.39
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
1.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
0.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.12
53.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
88.2
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.65
93.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1306
3.97
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8888
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2962.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2723
8.27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.27
8.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
0.94
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1289
3.92
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2464
7.49
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.49
7.49
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.267
1.267
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12562
38.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1438
4.37
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
0.75
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11057
33.59
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.16
38.16

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Mark Langston

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
1.39
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
1.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8888
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2962.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
0.39
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
493
1.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
659
2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
620
1.88
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.08
94.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.357
1.357
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.65
93.65
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Langston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Mark Langston

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
459
2754
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
100
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
552
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
14
84
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
11
66
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
3
18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
3
18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
2.89
17.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
17
102
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
16
96
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
5
30
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
5
30
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
10
60
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
1.26
7.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
228
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
2.63
2.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
30
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Langston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mark Langston
Career
Per 600 PA