Bill Hoffer vs. Mike Mussina — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Mussina
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Mike Mussina 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. Mike Mussina posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.68 and WHIP 1.200 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Mike Mussina had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Mike Mussina

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
1.36
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
1.35
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.66
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
0.68
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.39
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.83
63.83
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
88.2
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.81
99.81
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1458
3.68
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10688
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3562.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3460
8.74
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
376
0.95
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
785
1.98
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2813
7.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.11
7.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14593
36.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1559
3.94
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.23
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.21
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
0.74
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.192
1.192
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13576
34.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.86
36.86

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Mike Mussina

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
1.36
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
1.35
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10688
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3562.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
0.58
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
497
1.26
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
743
1.88
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
728
1.84
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.98
97.98
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.356
1.356
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.81
99.81
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Mike Mussina

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
537
5966.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
54
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
577.78
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
9
100
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
8
88.89
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
20.23
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
10
111.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
10
111.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
46.6
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
55.56
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
8
88.89
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
1.41
15.69
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
100
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA