Bill Hoffer vs. Eric Rasmussen — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eric Rasmussen
Baby BoomersWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Eric Rasmussen 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 3.85 and 1.359 for Eric Rasmussen. 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 Eric Rasmussen

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
2.1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.68
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.37
39.37
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.5
60.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.24
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
3.85
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3053
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1017.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1033
9.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.77
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.73
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.36
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
489
4.32
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.784
0.784
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4299
38.02
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.34
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
489
4.32
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.75
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3890
34.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.02
38.02

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Eric Rasmussen

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
2.1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.28
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3053
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1017.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
1.44
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
1.99
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
1.93
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.89
96.89
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.916
0.916
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Eric Rasmussen

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239
468.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
306
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
260
509.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
31
60.78
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
23
45.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.69
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.69
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
6.36
12.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
39
76.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
43
84.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.73
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
10
19.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
17
33.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
12
23.53
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
84
164.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.64
3.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Eric Rasmussen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
66.67
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.96
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Eric Rasmussen
Career
Per 600 PA