Bill Hoffer vs. Chris Nabholz — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Nabholz
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Nabholz 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 3.94 and 1.365 for Chris Nabholz. 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 Chris Nabholz

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
2.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.54
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.51
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.39
51.39
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.92
70.92
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
3.94
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1835
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
611.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
542
7.97
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
4.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
5.96
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.117
1.117
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.35
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2588
38.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.26
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.79
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2254
33.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Chris Nabholz

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
2.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1835
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
611.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
1.62
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
2.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
2.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.3
97.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.021
1.021
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.92
70.92
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Chris Nabholz

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
141
425.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
199
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
178
536.68
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
19
57.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
16
48.24
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
2.35
7.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
22
66.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
25
75.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
10
30.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
12.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
14
42.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.22
-12.73
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
6
18.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
132.66
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
4.52
4.52
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
45.23
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
15.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA