Bill Hoffer vs. James McDonald — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
James McDonald
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

James McDonald 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 4.2 and 1.442 for James McDonald. 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 James McDonald

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
2.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.56
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.61
51.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.6
62.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
4.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
8.55
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.98
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
4.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
7.76
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2215
38.91
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.19
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
4.58
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.69
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.401
1.401
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1931
33.92
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.91
38.91

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and James McDonald

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
2.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.83
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
1.42
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.29
95.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.618
0.618
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and James McDonald

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
136
477.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
171
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
145
508.77
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
16
56.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
14
49.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2.68
9.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
18
63.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
29
101.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
15
52.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
19
66.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.18
-4.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
263.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2.28
2.28
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA