Bill Hoffer vs. Joe Sparma — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Sparma
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Sparma 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 3.94 and 1.417 for Joe Sparma. 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 Joe Sparma

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.6
77.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.32
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
3.94
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
2594
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
864.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
8.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
4.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
6.1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.44
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.28
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3755
39.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.19
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
4.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.399
1.399
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3288
34.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.08
39.08

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Joe Sparma

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.91
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
2593
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
864.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.59
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
1.02
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
1.77
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
1.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.18
91.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.847
0.847
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.6
77.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Joe Sparma

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
359.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
309
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
269
522.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
32
62.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
27
52.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.83
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.88
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
5.92
11.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
39
75.73
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
42
81.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
11
21.36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
11
21.36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
22
42.72
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.86
-1.66
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
10
19.42
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
108
209.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
2.86
2.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
56.31
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.94
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.94
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA