Bill Hoffer vs. Johnny Vander Meer — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Johnny Vander Meer
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Johnny Vander Meer 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. Johnny Vander Meer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.44 and WHIP 1.393 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Johnny Vander Meer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Johnny Vander Meer

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
1.48
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
1.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.51
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.52
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.58
49.58
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.37
82.37
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
0.56
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
805
3.44
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6314
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2104.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1799
7.69
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1132
4.84
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1294
5.53
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.53
5.53
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.153
1.153
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9034
38.63
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
915
3.91
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.393
1.393
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7881
33.7
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Johnny Vander Meer

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.15
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4158
27
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
9
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
515
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.37
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.405
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Johnny Vander Meer

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
291.6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
618
600
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
786
600
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
685
522.9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.445
0.445
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
104
79.39
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
89
67.94
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
9.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.53
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.76
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
15
11.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
24.53
18.73
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
123
93.89
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
145
110.69
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
58
44.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
26
19.85
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
83
63.36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
17.17
13.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
31.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
201
153.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.91
3.91
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
45.8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.76
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.76
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100