Bill Hoffer vs. Joe Ryan — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Ryan
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Joe 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. Bill Hoffer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.75 and WHIP 1.424 compared to 3.79 and 1.063 for Joe Ryan. 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 Ryan

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.65
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.51
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.1
56.1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
88.2
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.13
99.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
3.79
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1924
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
641.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
7.49
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.49
7.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
1.42
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
2.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
719
10.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.09
10.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.25
6.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.352
1.352
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2603
36.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.97
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.39
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2407
33.78
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.53
36.53

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Joe Ryan

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.61
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1924
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
641.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.28
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.53
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.81
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
90.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.504
0.504
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.13
99.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Joe Ryan

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
34500
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.77
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA