Bill Hoffer vs. Drew Rom — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Drew Rom
Gen ZOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Drew Rom 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 8.02 and 2.079 for Drew Rom. 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 Drew Rom

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
88.2
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
8.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.02
8.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
13.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.63
13.63
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.87
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
8.55
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.515
1.515
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
45.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
9.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.079
2.079
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4940
35.45
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
40.1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.396
0.396
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Drew Rom

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Drew Rom

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
174.76
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
618
600
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
78
75.73
Drew Rom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.77
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Drew Rom
Career
Per 600 PA