Bill Hoffer vs. Joe Lucey — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Lucey
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Lucey 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 9 and 2.909 for Joe Lucey. 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 Joe Lucey

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.73
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.53
10.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
14.73
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.73
14.73
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
11.45
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.45
11.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
2.25
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.455
1.455
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.64
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
16.36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.36
16.36
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.909
2.909
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4940
35.45
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
42.55
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Joe Lucey

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.15
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4158
27
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
9
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.917
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Joe Lucey

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
433.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
6.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.48
-16.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
133.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
4.5
4.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.77
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA