Bill Hoffer vs. Joe Trimble — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Trimble
Silent GenerationRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Trimble 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 7.48 and 1.846 for Joe Trimble. 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 Joe Trimble

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.66
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.79
7.79
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
9.55
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
42.78
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.83
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
7.89
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4940
35.45
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
35.72
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.78
42.78

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Joe Trimble

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.66
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.86
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.49
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
2.71
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.32
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
2.53
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Joe Trimble

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.37
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
79.61
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.38
-32.34
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.77
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA