Bill Hoffer vs. Justin Verlander — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Justin Verlander
MillenialVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

Justin Verlander 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. Justin Verlander posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.32 and WHIP 1.143 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Justin Verlander had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Justin Verlander

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
1.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
1.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.66
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.74
62.74
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
88.2
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1317
3.32
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10703
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3567.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3046
7.68
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
0.94
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1004
2.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3553
8.96
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.96
8.96
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.4
6.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.277
1.277
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.05
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14607
36.85
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1428
3.6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.21
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.47
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.135
1.135
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13351
33.68
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.85
36.85

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Justin Verlander

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
1.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
1.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10703
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3567.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.54
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
0.82
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574
1.45
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
539
1.36
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.9
93.9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.971
0.971
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Justin Verlander

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
555
5550
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
60
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
50
500
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
5
50
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
5
50
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
2.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
5
50
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
5
50
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
3
30
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.22
-22.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
240
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Justin Verlander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
100
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Justin Verlander
Career
Per 600 PA