Bill Hoffer vs. Joe Ross — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Ross
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Ross 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 4.28 and 1.369 for Joe Ross. 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 Joe Ross

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
2.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.49
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.97
46.97
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.38
54.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
4.28
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1705
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
568.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
9.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.15
9.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
2.98
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
8.04
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.04
8.04
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2456
38.89
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.33
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
4.64
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.62
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2205
34.92
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Joe Ross

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
2.53
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1705
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
568.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
1.58
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.54
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
97
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.606
0.606
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.38
54.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Joe Ross

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
175
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
175
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
157
538.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
29
99.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
25
85.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
13.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
13.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
6.59
22.59
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
33
113.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
37
126.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.434
0.434
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
7
24
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
12
41.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
5.72
19.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
6
20.57
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
236.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
2.54
2.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
34.29
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
13.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA