Bill Hoffer vs. Seth Lugo — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Seth Lugo
MillenialLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Seth Lugo 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. Seth Lugo posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.49 and WHIP 1.191 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Seth Lugo had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Seth Lugo

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
3.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.58
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.66
57.66
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.17
34.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.49
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2979
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
993
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
8.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
954
8.65
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.34
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4098
37.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.74
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.61
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.173
1.173
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3740
33.9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Seth Lugo

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
3.26
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2979
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
993
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.68
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.69
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.89
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
1.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
1.58
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.86
98.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.483
0.483
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.17
34.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Seth Lugo

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
3232.84
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
67
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
58
519.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.508
0.508
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
9
80.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
5
44.78
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
20.39
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.87
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
30.1
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.82
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
3.07
27.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
15
134.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
11
98.51
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.439
0.439
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
7
62.69
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
4
35.82
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
10
89.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
16.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.91
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
179.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
3.35
3.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
53.73
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA