Bill Hoffer vs. Jon Matlack — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jon Matlack
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Jon Matlack 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. Jon Matlack posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.18 and WHIP 1.262 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Jon Matlack had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Jon Matlack

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
1.37
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.21
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.8
49.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.09
88.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.37
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
835
3.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7089
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2363
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2276
8.67
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
0.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
2.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.26
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1516
5.77
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.77
5.77
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.912
0.912
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.26
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9789
37.28
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
970
3.69
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.37
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.23
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
0.69
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8968
34.16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.28
37.28

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Jon Matlack

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
1.37
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.21
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7089
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2363
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.26
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
1.32
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
1.66
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.58
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.17
95.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.147
1.147
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.09
88.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Jon Matlack

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
401.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
541
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
441
489.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
57
63.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
54
59.89
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
14.01
15.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
60
66.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
115
127.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
32
35.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
23
25.51
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
55
61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
11.18
12.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
63.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
217
240.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
2.49
2.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
45.47
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.76
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA