Bill Hoffer vs. Colin Rea — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Colin Rea
MillenialIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Colin Rea 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 4.41 and 1.277 for Colin Rea. 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 Colin Rea

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.87
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.55
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.81
57.81
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.75
81.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
4.41
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1818
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
606
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
8.72
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.72
8.72
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
2.7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
7.32
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.114
1.114
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2566
38.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
4.66
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.31
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.68
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2321
34.47
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.11
38.11

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Colin Rea

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.87
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1818
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
606
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.68
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.92
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.95
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
1.98
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
1.87
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.75
81.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Colin Rea

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
1422.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
54
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
45
500
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
6
66.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
5
55.56
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
1.39
15.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
7
77.78
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
9
100
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
5
55.56
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
6
66.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
7.69
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.33
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
255.56
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
2.35
2.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
66.67
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA