Bill Hoffer vs. Andy Messersmith — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Andy Messersmith
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Andy Messersmith 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. Andy Messersmith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.86 and WHIP 1.163 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Andy Messersmith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Andy Messersmith

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
1.39
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
1.19
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
0.52
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.77
56.77
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.76
85.76
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
709
2.86
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6691
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2230.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1719
6.94
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.94
6.94
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
831
3.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1625
6.56
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.28
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9120
36.8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
812
3.28
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.32
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8126
32.79
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.8
36.8

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Andy Messersmith

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
1.39
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
1.19
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6694
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2231.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
0.55
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
1.28
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
1.83
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.72
91.72
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.76
85.76
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Andy Messersmith

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
353
256.42
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
618
600
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
826
600
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
529.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
124
90.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
89
64.65
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
21
20.39
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
21.79
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.63
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
25.42
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
39.81
28.92
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
169
122.76
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
171
124.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.451
0.451
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
49
35.59
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
39.23
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
98
71.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
33.3
24.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.73
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
33.41
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
212
154
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
33.41
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.91
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.73
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.73
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100