Bill Hoffer vs. Jim Scott — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Scott
Lost GenerationSouth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Scott 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. Jim Scott posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.3 and WHIP 1.180 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Jim Scott had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Jim Scott

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.51
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
1.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
0.51
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Jim Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jim Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.64
48.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Jim Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.29
71.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Jim Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.59
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
2.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5676
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1892
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Jim Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1624
7.73
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.73
7.73
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Jim Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
2.9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
945
4.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.821
0.821
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Jim Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7470
35.53
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
686
3.26
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6808
32.38
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Jim Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.53
35.53

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Jim Scott

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
5.94
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.98
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Jim Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1440
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Jim Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.68
Jim Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.01
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
1.86
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
10.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Jim Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.75
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
2.71
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
12.47
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
2.53
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
11.72
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.98
93.98
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Jim Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.972
1.972
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.4
16.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.34
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Jim Scott

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
317
280.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
618
600
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
679
600
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
614
542.56
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Jim Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Jim Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Jim Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
79
69.81
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Jim Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
66
58.32
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Jim Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
11
9.72
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Jim Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.88
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Jim Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.88
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Jim Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
13
11.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Jim Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Jim Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Jim Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
18.26
16.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Jim Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
95
83.95
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Jim Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
115
101.62
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Jim Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Jim Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Jim Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Jim Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Jim Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Jim Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Jim Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Jim Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
30
26.51
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Jim Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
34
30.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Jim Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
63
55.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Jim Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
5.91
5.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Jim Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.77
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Jim Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
34
30.04
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Jim Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
182
160.82
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Jim Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
3.73
3.73
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Jim Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
25.63
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Jim Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.65
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Jim Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.42
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60