Bill Hoffer vs. Colby Lewis — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Colby Lewis
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Colby Lewis 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 4.7 and 1.355 for Colby Lewis. 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 Colby Lewis

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.73
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.68
51.68
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.69
83.69
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
635
4.7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3645
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1215
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1255
9.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.3
9.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
1.32
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
2.79
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
961
7.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.12
7.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.24
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5226
38.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.04
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.28
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.59
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.343
1.343
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4740
35.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.71
38.71

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Colby Lewis

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.73
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3645
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1215
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.62
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
1.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.93
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.541
0.541
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.69
83.69
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Colby Lewis

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
4992.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
578.57
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.571
0.571
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
124.27
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
150
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
94.17
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
128.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
20.39
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
1.95
41.7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
165.05
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
171.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
7
150
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.556
0.556
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
46.6
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
107.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
125.24
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
128.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
48.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Colby Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
235.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
2.55
2.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Colby Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA