Bill Hoffer vs. Steve McCatty — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve McCatty
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve McCatty 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 3.99 and 1.441 for Steve McCatty. 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 Steve McCatty

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Steve McCatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Steve McCatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
1.67
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Steve McCatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.85
72.85
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.34
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Steve McCatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
527
3.99
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Steve McCatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
3565
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1188.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Steve McCatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1172
8.88
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Steve McCatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.94
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
520
3.94
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Steve McCatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
4.1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Steve McCatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Steve McCatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Steve McCatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.893
0.893
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.19
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Steve McCatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.23
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Steve McCatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5176
39.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Steve McCatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.24
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Steve McCatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
581
4.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Steve McCatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.33
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve McCatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.52
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
4539
34.38
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Steve McCatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Steve McCatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Steve McCatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Steve McCatty

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Steve McCatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Steve McCatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
1.67
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve McCatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
3565
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1188.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.58
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
0.99
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Steve McCatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
1.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
1.57
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Steve McCatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.39
95.39
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.937
0.937
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve McCatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.85
72.85
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Steve McCatty

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Steve McCatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
180
174.76
Steve McCatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
222
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
618
600
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
78
75.73
Steve McCatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.77
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Steve McCatty
Career
Per 600 PA