Bill Hoffer vs. Joe McGinnity — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe McGinnity
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Joe McGinnity 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. Joe McGinnity posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.66 and WHIP 1.188 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Joe McGinnity had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Joe McGinnity

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
381
1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
0.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
0.37
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.4
63.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.94
81.94
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
0.82
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1016
2.66
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10324
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3441.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3276
8.57
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
812
2.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1068
2.79
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.612
0.612
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.546
0.546
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
0.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14132
36.96
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1436
3.76
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.188
1.188
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13141
34.37
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.96
36.96

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Joe McGinnity

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
1.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.44
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10506
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3502
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
0.56
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
1.86
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
930
2.39
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.26
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
2.71
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1249
3.21
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
2.53
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1148
2.95
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.91
91.91
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.203
2.203
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.417
2.417
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.42
36.42
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Joe McGinnity

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
477
201.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
618
600
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1423
600
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1297
546.87
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0.501
0.501
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
105.83
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
220
92.76
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
21
8.85
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
4.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
31
13.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68.46
28.87
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
292
123.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
296
124.81
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
45.96
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
37.95
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
83.91
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72.3
30.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
11
4.64
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
34
14.34
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
75.73
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PAverified
158
66.62
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
7.92
7.92
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.01
9.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
34.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
10.68
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
10.96
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
10.68
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
10.96
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100