Bill Hoffer vs. Bryn Smith — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bryn Smith
Baby BoomersGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bryn Smith 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. Bryn Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.53 and WHIP 1.228 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Bryn Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Bryn Smith

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.83
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1.28
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
0.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.47
53.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.86
69.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
702
3.53
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5374
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1791.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1725
8.67
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
2.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1028
5.16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.815
0.815
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.24
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7434
37.35
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
808
4.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.24
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.73
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.204
1.204
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6820
34.26
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.35
37.35

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Bryn Smith

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.83
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1.28
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5374
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1791.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
0.66
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
1.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
430
2.16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
2.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.58
95.58
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.126
1.126
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.86
69.86
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Bryn Smith

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
365
361.98
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
605
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
496
491.9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.492
0.492
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
76
75.37
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
61
60.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
12
11.9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.98
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
15
14.88
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
21.18
21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
97
96.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
105
104.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
34
33.72
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
37
36.69
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
68
67.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
16.78
16.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
29
28.76
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
140
138.84
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4.32
4.32
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
76.36
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.98
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.98
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.99
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.99
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100