Bill Hoffer vs. Jim O'Toole — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim O'Toole
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim O'Toole 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. Jim O'Toole posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.57 and WHIP 1.319 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Jim O'Toole had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Jim O'Toole

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.33
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.85
53.85
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.15
88.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.32
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
640
3.57
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4846
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1615.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1545
8.61
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.61
8.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.66
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
3.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1039
5.79
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.79
5.79
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.981
0.981
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.23
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6824
38.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
730
4.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
34.83
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.02
38.02

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Jim O'Toole

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.33
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4846
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1615.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
1.24
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
1.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
1.69
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.81
93.81
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.122
1.122
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.15
88.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Jim O'Toole

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
273.28
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
595
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
538
542.52
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
67
67.56
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
64
64.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
9.83
9.92
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
71
71.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
89
89.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
25
25.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
21
21.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
46
46.39
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.99
-4.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
202
203.7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
2.95
2.95
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
35.29
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.01
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.01
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100