Bill Hoffer vs. Bud Thomas — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Thomas
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud 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. Bill Hoffer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.75 and WHIP 1.424 compared to 4.96 and 1.504 for Bud Thomas. 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 Bud Thomas

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
2.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.99
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.43
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.58
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.37
42.37
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.56
40.56
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
4.96
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1578
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
526
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
625
10.69
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.69
10.69
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.91
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
2.84
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
2.31
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.612
0.612
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.572
0.572
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.24
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2347
40.16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.86
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
5.89
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.504
1.504
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4940
35.45
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2177
37.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.16
40.16

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Bud Thomas

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.15
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4158
27
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
9
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.839
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Bud Thomas

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
490.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
175
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
150
514.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.409
0.409
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
18
61.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
14
48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
13.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4.83
16.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
24
82.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
27
92.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
7
24
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
34.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
16
54.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1.18
4.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
9
30.86
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
229.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.61
2.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
54.86
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA