Bill Hoffer vs. Jim Perry — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Perry
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Jim 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. Jim Perry posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.45 and WHIP 1.284 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Jim Perry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Jim Perry

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
1.73
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
1.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
0.59
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.27
55.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.95
70.95
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1258
3.45
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9857
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3285.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3127
8.57
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
0.84
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
998
2.73
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1576
4.32
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.783
0.783
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13732
37.61
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1407
3.85
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12561
34.41
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Jim Perry

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
631
1.73
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
1.23
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9858
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3286
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
0.52
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
1.39
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
726
1.99
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
697
1.91
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.01
96.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.105
1.105
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
71
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Jim Perry

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
635
388.78
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
618
600
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
980
600
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
889
544.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.515
0.515
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
177
108.37
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
90
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
13.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.84
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
30
18.37
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
47.57
29.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
220
134.69
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
129.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.476
0.476
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
73
44.69
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
36.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
127
77.76
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
46.53
28.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.84
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
32
19.59
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
179
109.59
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
5.47
5.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
31.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
19
11.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0