Bill Hoffer vs. Jack McDowell — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack McDowell
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Jack McDowell 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 3.85 and 1.318 for Jack McDowell. 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 Jack McDowell

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jack McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Jack McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.32
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Jack McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
1.31
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Jack McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
0.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.41
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.35
59.35
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
88.2
Jack McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.28
99.28
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Jack McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
809
3.85
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Jack McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Jack McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Jack McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Jack McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5667
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Jack McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1889
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1854
8.83
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Jack McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
0.82
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
2.89
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Jack McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Jack McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1311
6.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Jack McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.25
6.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Jack McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Jack McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.015
1.015
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Jack McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.23
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Jack McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7966
37.95
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
874
4.16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Jack McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.23
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.59
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Jack McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.302
1.302
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Jack McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7203
34.32
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Jack McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Jack McDowell

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jack McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Jack McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.32
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
1.31
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Jack McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5667
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Jack McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1889
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Jack McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
0.66
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
1.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Jack McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
397
1.89
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
384
1.83
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Jack McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.73
96.73
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.386
1.386
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.28
99.28
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Jack McDowell

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jack McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
180
174.76
Jack McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
277
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
618
600
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
78
75.73
Jack McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.77
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jack McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA