Bill Hoffer vs. Dean Thomas — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dean Thomas
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dean 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 5.49 and 1.542 for Dean 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 Dean Thomas

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.37
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.76
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.78
77.78
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
5.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
9.76
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
4.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
5.03
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.017
1.017
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
40.73
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
6.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.68
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.542
1.542
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
35.39
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.73
40.73

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Dean Thomas

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.37
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.86
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.29
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.44
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.778
1.778
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Dean Thomas

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
285.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
18
514.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
3.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
79.61
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.73
-20.96
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
78
75.73
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA