Bill Hoffer vs. John Thomson — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
John Thomson
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

John Thomson 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 4.68 and 1.411 for John Thomson. 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 John Thomson

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
1.53
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.57
42.57
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
88.2
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
4.68
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3811
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1270.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1398
9.9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
1.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
2.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
5.67
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5470
38.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
734
5.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.33
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.86
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.391
1.391
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4968
35.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and John Thomson

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
1.53
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3811
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1270.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.68
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
1.32
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
2.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
2.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.72
97.72
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.389
1.389
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and John Thomson

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
340.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
381
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
318
500.79
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
63
99.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
56
88.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
9.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
11.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
15.07
23.73
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
71
111.81
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
75
118.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.449
0.449
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
31.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
34.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
42
66.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
16.15
25.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
18.9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
133
209.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.86
2.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
75.59
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.72
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.72
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0