Bill Hoffer vs. Vic Lombardi — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Vic Lombardi
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Vic Lombardi 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. Vic Lombardi posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.68 and WHIP 1.415 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Vic Lombardi had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Vic Lombardi

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
2.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.95
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.5
49.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.84
44.84
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
3.68
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2834
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
944.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
919
8.76
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
3.98
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
3.24
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.802
0.802
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4078
38.85
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.74
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
4.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3644
34.72
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Vic Lombardi

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.15
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4158
27
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
9
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.045
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Vic Lombardi

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
437.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 600 PA
340
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
311
548.82
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.576
0.576
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
124.27
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
130.59
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
94.17
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
114.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 600 PA
8
14.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.76
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 600 PA
9
15.88
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 600 PA
21.88
38.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 600 PA
84
148.24
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 600 PA
87
153.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.539
0.539
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 600 PA
25
44.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
46.6
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
56.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 600 PA
57
100.59
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 600 PA
25.85
45.62
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.76
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 600 PA
12
21.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
78
75.73
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
60
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
7.92
7.92
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Vic Lombardi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
28.24
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.29
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.29
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Vic Lombardi
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100