Bill Hoffer vs. Jack Ryan — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack Ryan
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jack Ryan 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. Jack Ryan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.94 and WHIP 1.248 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Jack Ryan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Jack Ryan

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.89
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.67
41.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.94
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
8.91
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.32
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.85
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.612
0.612
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.574
0.574
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.53
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
401
35.73
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
4.72
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
32.88
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.73
35.73

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Jack Ryan

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.23
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.84
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.86
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.97
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
2.71
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
3.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
2.53
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Jack Ryan

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
405.41
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
37
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
31
502.7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.514
0.514
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
81.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
64.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.77
28.76
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
97.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
9
145.95
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.451
0.451
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
79.61
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
81.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
7
113.51
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.72
27.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
64.86
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
243.24
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.47
2.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA