Bill Hoffer vs. Max Scherzer — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Max Scherzer
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Max Scherzer 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. Max Scherzer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.22 and WHIP 1.091 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Max Scherzer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Max Scherzer

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
1.47
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
1.44
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.66
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.38
65.38
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
88.2
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.14
98.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1059
3.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8889
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2963
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2433
7.39
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.39
7.39
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
1.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
779
2.37
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3489
10.6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.6
10.6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.24
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11987
36.41
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1132
3.44
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.45
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.084
1.084
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10977
33.34
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.41
36.41

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Max Scherzer

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
1.47
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
1.44
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8889
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2963
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
0.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
0.65
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
397
1.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
1.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.47
95.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.785
0.785
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.14
98.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.05
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Max Scherzer

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
555.77
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
529
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
464
526.28
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
78
88.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
71
80.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.81
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.94
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
16.44
18.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
87
98.68
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
93
105.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
31
35.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
30
34.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
60
68.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
12.54
14.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
13
14.74
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
161
182.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.29
3.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
55.58
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100