Bill Hoffer vs. Lou Tost — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lou Tost
Greatest GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lou Tost 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. Lou Tost posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.65 and WHIP 1.384 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Lou Tost had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Lou Tost

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.58
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.62
47.62
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.97
58.97
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.65
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
466
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
155.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
9.21
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.21
9.21
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.81
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.24
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.67
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.657
0.657
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
671
38.88
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.35
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
4.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
611
35.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Lou Tost

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.15
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4158
27
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
9
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.872
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Lou Tost

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
417.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
557.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
7
75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
20.39
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
2.28
24.39
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
11
117.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
11
117.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
4
42.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
1.83
19.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
171.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA