Guy Hoffman vs. Bob James — Career Comparison

Guy Hoffman
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bob James
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Guy Hoffman and Bob James are about as close as two relievers get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 110 for Guy Hoffman and 111 for Bob James, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 105 and 110 respectively. If forced to pick, Bob James gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Guy Hoffman and Bob James

Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
3.64
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.82
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.45
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.45
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.57
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
48
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.63
22.63
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.61
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
4.25
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.8
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1017
27
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
9.45
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
8.34
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.88
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.86
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.4
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
3.47
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.5
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
4.96
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
7.52
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.929
0.929
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.35
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1460
38.76
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1755
38.81
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.82
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
4.49
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.42
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.29
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.85
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.71
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.428
1.428
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1297
34.43
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1533
33.9
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.76
38.76
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Guy Hoffman and Bob James

Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
3.64
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.82
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1017
27
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.62
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.06
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.04
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.3
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.95
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.27
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.66
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.96
97.96
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.23
85.23
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.63
22.63
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Guy Hoffman and Bob James

Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
138
1217.65
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
7971.43
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
600
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
529.41
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
52.94
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
44.12
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.92
8.14
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
19.6
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
61.76
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
70.59
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.29
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
52.94
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
88.24
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-10.03
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
14.28
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.65
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
167.65
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
3.58
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
52.94
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA