Bill Hoffer vs. Lynn Nelson — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lynn Nelson
Greatest GenerationNorth DakotaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lynn Nelson 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 5.25 and 1.535 for Lynn Nelson. 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 Lynn Nelson

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
2.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.44
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.56
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.14
36.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.39
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
395
5.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2030
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
676.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
777
10.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.33
10.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262
3.48
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
3.39
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.764
0.764
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.21
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3046
40.51
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.01
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
5.93
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.536
1.536
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4940
35.45
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2768
36.82
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.51
40.51

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Lynn Nelson

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.15
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4158
27
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
9
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.954
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Lynn Nelson

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
268
415.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
387
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
367
568.99
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
124.27
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
159.69
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
94.17
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
130.23
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
15.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
19
29.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55.15
53.54
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41.93
65.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
165.05
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
136
210.85
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
172.82
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120
186.05
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.595
0.595
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.535
0.535
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
42
65.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
48
46.6
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
85.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
125.24
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
142.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.77
58.03
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
74.42
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
24.81
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
78
75.73
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
74.42
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
7.92
7.92
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.06
8.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.77
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.65
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.55
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50