Bill Hoffer vs. Jim Lonborg — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Lonborg
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Jim Lonborg 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 3.86 and 1.337 for Jim Lonborg. 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 Jim Lonborg

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
425
1.55
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
1.34
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
0.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.4
53.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.59
86.59
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.33
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.05
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1056
3.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7393
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2464.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2400
8.77
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
0.85
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
823
3.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.26
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1475
5.39
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.933
0.933
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10498
38.34
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1170
4.27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.24
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.38
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9468
34.58
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.34
38.34

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Jim Lonborg

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
425
1.55
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
1.34
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7394
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2464.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.68
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.69
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
0.98
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
479
1.75
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
1.67
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.41
95.41
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.075
1.075
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.59
86.59
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Jim Lonborg

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
426
283.37
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
618
600
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
902
600
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
770
512.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.441
0.441
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 600 PA
105
69.84
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 600 PA
83
55.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 600 PA
17
11.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.33
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 600 PA
22
14.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 600 PA
26.76
17.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 600 PA
135
89.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 600 PA
157
104.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 600 PA
41
27.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 600 PA
43
28.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 600 PA
81
53.88
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 600 PA
12.6
8.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.67
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
33.92
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 600 PA
330
219.51
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 600 PA
2.73
2.73
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
51.88
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 600 PA
10
6.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.67
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33