Bill Hoffer vs. Joe Sullivan — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Sullivan
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Sullivan 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 4.01 and 1.529 for Joe Sullivan. 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 Sullivan

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.84
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.46
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.78
44.78
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.67
36.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262
4.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1764
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
588
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
9.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
4.56
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
3.31
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.874
0.874
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.29
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.26
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2627
40.21
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.84
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
5.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.529
1.529
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2312
35.39
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.21
40.21

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Joe Sullivan

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.15
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4158
27
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
9
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.81
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.973
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Joe Sullivan

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
152
408.97
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
223
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
559.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
0.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
43
115.7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
94.17
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
107.62
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
10.79
29.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
46
123.77
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
52
139.91
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
14
37.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
15
40.36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
29
78.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
12.14
32.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
9
24.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
94.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
6.37
6.37
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.69
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.69
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.69
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100