Bill Hoffer vs. Mark Portugal — Career Comparison
Mark Portugal 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 4.03 and 1.340 for Mark Portugal. 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 Mark Portugal
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
1.71
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
1.39
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.43
53.43
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
88.2
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.79
81.79
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.9
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
817
4.03
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5479
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1826.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1813
8.93
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.93
8.93
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
1.03
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
607
2.99
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1134
5.59
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.953
0.953
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.28
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
7726
38.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
0.78
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.325
1.325
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4940
35.45
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6959
34.29
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.07
38.07
Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Mark Portugal
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
1.71
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5479
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1826.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.68
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
0.8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
1.86
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
1.03
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
2.71
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
1.95
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
2.53
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
1.84
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.43
94.43
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.203
2.203
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.078
1.078
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.09
Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Mark Portugal
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
348
394.71
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
618
600
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
529
600
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.559
0.559
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
31
30.1
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
23
26.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
55.15
53.54
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
26
29.48
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
170
165.05
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
117
132.7
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
178
172.82
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
110
124.76
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.535
0.535
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
129
125.24
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
67
75.99
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
59.77
58.03
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
25.5
28.92
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
7.92
7.92
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
6.08
6.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
54
61.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
11
12.48