Bill Hoffer vs. Bud Norris — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Norris
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Norris 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 4.45 and 1.416 for Bud Norris. 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 Bud Norris

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
2.62
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.39
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.66
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.68
42.68
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.96
52.96
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
604
4.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3664
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1220
8.99
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
1.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
485
3.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1153
8.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.5
8.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.37
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.41
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
5304
39.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.64
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
4.82
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.28
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.65
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.396
1.396
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4698
34.62
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.09
39.09

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Bud Norris

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
2.62
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.39
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3664
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.97
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
1.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
1.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.37
92.37
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.614
0.614
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.96
52.96
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Bud Norris

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
846.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
253
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
204
483.79
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.492
0.492
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
32
75.89
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
26
61.66
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.37
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
6
14.23
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
7.34
17.41
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
39
92.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
41
97.23
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
10
23.72
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
12
28.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
22
52.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
5.76
13.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
7
16.6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
156.52
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
3.83
3.83
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
90.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA