Bill Hoffer vs. Steve Stone — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Stone
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Steve Stone 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 3.97 and 1.367 for Steve Stone. 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 Steve Stone

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
1.61
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.35
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
0.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.5
53.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.06
84.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
788
3.97
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5365
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1788.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1707
8.59
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.93
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
716
3.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1065
5.36
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7640
38.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
4.43
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.47
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6758
34.01
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.45
38.45

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Steve Stone

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
1.61
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.35
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5367
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1789
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
1.28
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
401
2.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
1.91
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.51
94.51
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.184
1.184
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.06
84.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Steve Stone

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
806.32
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
253
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
219
519.37
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
22
52.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
20
47.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
3.35
7.95
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
24
56.92
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
34
80.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
9
21.34
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
7
16.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
16
37.94
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.68
-8.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.37
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
11
26.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
92
218.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
52.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA