Bill Hoffer vs. George Suggs — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
George Suggs
Pre-GenerationalNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

George Suggs 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. George Suggs posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.11 and WHIP 1.257 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, George Suggs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and George Suggs

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1.33
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
1.01
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
0.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.11
52.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.51
75.51
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.63
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
3.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4956
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1652
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1722
9.38
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.38
9.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
1.93
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
3.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.612
0.612
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.34
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6703
36.52
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.28
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
720
3.92
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6286
34.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.52
36.52

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and George Suggs

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
6.54
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.93
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1011
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
337
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.68
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.98
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
1.86
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
13.91
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.45
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
2.71
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
16.34
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
2.53
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
15.89
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.22
97.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.203
2.203
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.429
2.429
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.29
14.29
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.53
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and George Suggs

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
234.82
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
618
600
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
626
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
George Suggs
Career
Per 600 PA
549
526.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
George Suggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
George Suggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.574
0.574
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
George Suggs
Career
Per 600 PA
112
107.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
George Suggs
Career
Per 600 PA
91
87.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
George Suggs
Career
Per 600 PA
14
13.42
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
George Suggs
Career
Per 600 PA
6
5.75
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
George Suggs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.96
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
George Suggs
Career
Per 600 PA
21
20.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
George Suggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
George Suggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
George Suggs
Career
Per 600 PA
42.92
41.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
George Suggs
Career
Per 600 PA
141
135.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
George Suggs
Career
Per 600 PA
166
159.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
George Suggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
George Suggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
George Suggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.532
0.532
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
George Suggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
George Suggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
George Suggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.453
0.453
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
George Suggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
George Suggs
Career
Per 600 PA
47
45.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
George Suggs
Career
Per 600 PA
47
45.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
George Suggs
Career
Per 600 PA
93
89.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
George Suggs
Career
Per 600 PA
47.04
45.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
George Suggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
51.76
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Suggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
George Suggs
Career
Per 600 PA
108
103.51
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
George Suggs
Career
Per 600 PA
5.8
5.8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
22.04
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Suggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Suggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
George Suggs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.88
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Suggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
George Suggs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.88
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
George Suggs
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100