Bill Hoffer vs. Josh Swindell — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Josh Swindell
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Josh Swindell 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. Josh Swindell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.08 and WHIP 1.327 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Josh Swindell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Josh Swindell

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.52
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.52
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.52
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
9.87
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.612
0.612
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.577
0.577
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.52
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.52
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
41.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.56
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.67
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4940
35.45
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
38.42
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.02
41.02

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Josh Swindell

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.15
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4158
27
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
9
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Josh Swindell

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
750
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
124.27
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
94.17
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
34.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
43.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.77
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA