Bill Hoffer vs. Johan Santana — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Johan Santana
Gen XVenezuelaThrows LeftBats LeftSouth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

Johan Santana 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. Johan Santana posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.2 and WHIP 1.138 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Johan Santana had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Johan Santana

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
1.6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.26
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
0.62
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.06
64.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.89
78.89
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
3.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6077
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2025.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1726
7.67
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.67
7.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
0.98
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
2.52
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1988
8.83
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.261
1.261
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8262
36.71
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
3.43
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.54
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.132
1.132
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7563
33.6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.71
36.71

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Johan Santana

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
1.6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.26
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6077
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2025.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
1.03
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
1.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
330
1.47
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.56
94.56
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.917
0.917
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.61
78.61
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Johan Santana

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
360
774.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
279
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
248
533.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.475
0.475
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
40
86.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
26
55.91
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
20.39
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
25.81
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
30.1
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
30.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
11.44
24.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
57
122.58
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
49
105.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
11
23.66
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
9
19.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
19
40.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
8.06
17.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
9
19.35
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
78
167.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
3.58
3.58
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
47.31
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA