Bill Hoffer vs. Al Sima — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Sima
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Sima 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 4.61 and 1.539 for Al Sima. 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 Al Sima

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.92
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.87
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.38
34.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
4.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
926
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
308.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
10
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
3.85
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.24
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.787
0.787
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1376
40.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.87
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
5.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.539
1.539
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4940
35.45
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1240
36.16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.87
1.87
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Al Sima

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
10.42
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.83
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.68
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.86
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
5.42
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
2.71
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
2.53
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.65
93.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Al Sima

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
645.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
93
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
82
529.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
9
58.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
7
45.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
13.32
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
13
83.87
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
5
32.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
7
45.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.52
-9.83
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
283.87
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
2.11
2.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
51.61
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0