Bill Hoffer vs. Joe Muir — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Muir
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Muir 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 5.19 and 1.500 for Joe Muir. 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 Joe Muir

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
9.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
4.33
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.81
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.904
0.904
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
40.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.69
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.88
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4940
35.45
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
36.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Joe Muir

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.15
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4158
27
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
9
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Joe Muir

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
1145.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
10.81
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.79
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
5.5
5.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.77
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA