Bill Hoffer vs. Gaylord Perry — Career Comparison

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Gaylord Perry 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. Gaylord Perry posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.11 and WHIP 1.211 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Gaylord Perry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Gaylord Perry

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
777
1.31
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
1.16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
0.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
0.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.23
54.23
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
88.2
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.8
88.8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
0.51
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1846
3.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16051
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5350.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4938
8.31
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
0.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1379
2.32
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.28
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3534
5.94
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.94
5.94
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.918
0.918
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21953
36.93
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2128
3.58
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
0.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20236
34.04
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.93
36.93

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Gaylord Perry

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
777
1.31
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
1.16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16052
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5350.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
0.59
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
877
1.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1264
2.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1226
2.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.99
96.99
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.578
1.578
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.8
88.8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Gaylord Perry

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
787
387.05
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
618
600
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1220
600
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1076
529.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
69.34
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
58.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
17
8.36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.95
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
23
11.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
27.03
13.29
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
86.56
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
169
83.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
48
23.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
47
23.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
89
43.77
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.54
-1.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.95
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
22
10.82
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
369
181.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
3.31
3.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
55.57
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
20
9.84
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA