Bill Hoffer vs. Steven Matz — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steven Matz
MillenialNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steven Matz 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 4.19 and 1.322 for Steven Matz. 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 Steven Matz

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
2.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.56
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.18
49.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.92
69.92
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
468
4.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3013
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1004.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1023
9.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
1.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
2.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
940
8.42
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.19
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.37
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4283
38.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
4.53
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.82
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3911
35.05
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Steven Matz

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
2.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3013
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1004.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
1.34
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
1.77
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
1.68
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.43
95.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.764
0.764
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.92
69.92
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Steven Matz

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
771.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
199
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
176
530.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.505
0.505
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
30
90.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
23
69.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.02
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
7
21.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
9.41
28.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
44
132.66
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
37
111.56
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.451
0.451
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
8
24.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
13
39.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
18
54.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
7.05
21.24
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
7
21.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
150.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
45.23
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
12.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA