Bill Hoffer vs. Tom Phillips — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Phillips
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Phillips 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. Tom Phillips posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.74 and WHIP 1.457 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Tom Phillips had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Tom Phillips

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
2.51
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.84
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.45
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Tom Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Tom Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
3.74
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Tom Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
161.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Tom Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
9.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Tom Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.15
9.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Tom Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Tom Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Tom Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
3.96
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.45
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Tom Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Tom Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.713
0.713
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Tom Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Tom Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tom Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
686
38.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.95
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Tom Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
4.74
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Tom Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.457
1.457
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
606
33.81
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Tom Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Tom Phillips

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.15
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4158
27
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
9
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Tom Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Tom Phillips

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
574.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
47
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
548.94
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0.447
0.447
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
8
102.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
94.17
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
102.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
1.72
21.93
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
8
102.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
10
127.66
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0.408
0.408
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.77
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
3
38.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
23.78
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.77
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.77
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Tom Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
140.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
4.27
4.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
25.53
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tom Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA