Bill Hoffer vs. Ed Lynch — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Lynch
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ed Lynch 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 4 and 1.395 for Ed Lynch. 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 Ed Lynch

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
2.37
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.52
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.53
46.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.98
47.98
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2821
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
940.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1050
10.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.85
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.32
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
3.79
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.665
0.665
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4003
38.31
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.47
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
4.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.26
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.74
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3691
35.33
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Ed Lynch

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
2.37
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2821
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
940.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
1.05
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
1.7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
1.67
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.75
97.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.702
0.702
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.98
47.98
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Ed Lynch

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
531.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
280
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
237
507.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
27
57.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
25
53.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
4.16
8.92
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
29
62.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
38
81.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
7
15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
13
27.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.21
-4.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
11
23.57
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
112
240
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
66.43
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA