Bill Hoffer vs. Jon Lester — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jon Lester
MillenialWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jon Lester 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. Jon Lester posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.283 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Jon Lester had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Jon Lester

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
1.48
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.48
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.66
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
0.66
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.09
63.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
88.2
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.78
99.78
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1114
3.66
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8220
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2740
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2610
8.57
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
0.97
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
892
2.93
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2488
8.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11487
37.73
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1215
3.99
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
0.82
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10377
34.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.73
37.73

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Jon Lester

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
1.48
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.48
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8220
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2740
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
0.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
0.87
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
1.42
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
1.36
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.38
95.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.914
0.914
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.78
99.78
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Jon Lester

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
458
649.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
423
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
366
519.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
42
59.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
28
39.72
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
10
14.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
14
19.86
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
12.43
17.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
64
90.78
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
63
89.36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
27
38.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
31
43.97
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
54
76.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.76
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
21
29.79
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
162
229.79
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
2.61
2.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
48.23
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.84
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.51
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.42
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.42
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100