Bill Hoffer vs. John Smiley — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
John Smiley
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

John Smiley 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 3.8 and 1.242 for John Smiley. 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 John Smiley

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
1.7
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
1.32
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
0.59
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.02
55.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.56
77.56
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
3.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5723
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1907.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1842
8.69
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
0.87
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
2.34
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1284
6.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.06
6.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.933
0.933
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.23
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7900
37.27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
4.19
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.67
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7212
34.02
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.27
37.27

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and John Smiley

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
1.7
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
1.32
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5723
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1907.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
1.23
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
1.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
1.56
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.78
96.78
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.917
0.917
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.56
77.56
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and John Smiley

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
376.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
576
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
504
525
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
73
76.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
57
59.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14.58
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
17.67
18.41
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
93
96.88
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
98
102.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
21
21.88
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
35
36.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
54
56.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
8.74
9.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
25
26.04
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
183
190.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
3.15
3.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
46.88
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA