Bill Hoffer vs. Steve Sparks — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Sparks
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Bill Hoffer posted a stronger line than Steve Sparks. Bill Hoffer posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.75 vs 6.75) and WHIP (1.424 vs 2.250). By the career numbers, Bill Hoffer had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Steve Sparks

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.33
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
6.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.8
6.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
11.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
6.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
33.75
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Steve Sparks

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.68
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.86
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
2.71
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
2.53
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Steve Sparks

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
174.76
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
618
600
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
78
75.73
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.77
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA