Bill Hoffer vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Fernando Valenzuela 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. Fernando Valenzuela posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.54 and WHIP 1.343 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Fernando Valenzuela had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Fernando Valenzuela

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.39
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.07
53.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
88.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.35
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.69
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1151
3.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Fernando Valenzuela

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
0.62
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
818
2.51
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788
2.42
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.732
1.732
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Fernando Valenzuela

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
272.67
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
618
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
107.57
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
86.29
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
14.96
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.58
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
21.28
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
49.61
28.54
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
140.94
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
112.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
56
32.21
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
48
46.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
74.78
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
46.68
26.85
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
145
83.41
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
7.19
7.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0