Bill Hoffer vs. Blaine Thomas — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Blaine Thomas
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Blaine Thomas 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. Blaine Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 2.143 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Blaine Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Blaine Thomas

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.33
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
88.2
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.18
8.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.14
8.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.79
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.79
5.79
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
13.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
2.25
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
36.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.143
2.143
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
21.21
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.64
36.64

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Blaine Thomas

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.15
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4158
27
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
9
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Blaine Thomas

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
124.27
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
94.17
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55.15
53.54
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
165.05
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
172.82
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.595
0.595
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.535
0.535
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.77
58.03
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
78
75.73
Blaine Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.77
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Blaine Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA