Bill Hoffer vs. Lou Lucier — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lou Lucier
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lou Lucier 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 3.81 and 1.623 for Lou Lucier. 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 Lou Lucier

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.92
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
3.81
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
101.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
10.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
4.16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.74
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.767
0.767
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
40.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.42
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.43
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.623
1.623
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4940
35.45
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
35.85
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.19
40.19

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Lou Lucier

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.15
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4158
27
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
9
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.83
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.364
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Lou Lucier

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
761.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
94.17
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
1.1
25.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
6
138.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.431
0.431
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
1.26
29.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
6.5
6.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.77
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA