Guy Hoffman vs. Lee Wade — Career Comparison

Guy Hoffman
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lee Wade
Lost GenerationThrows RightSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lee Wade built a career as a starting pitcher and Guy Hoffman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lee Wade posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.309 compared to 4.25 and 1.484 for Guy Hoffman. By the career numbers, Lee Wade had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Guy Hoffman and Lee Wade

Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
3.64
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.24
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.82
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.99
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.45
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.45
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.51
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.08
48.08
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.63
22.63
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.76
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
4.25
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
3.77
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1017
27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1419
27
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
9
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
9.45
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
504
9.59
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.45
9.45
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.59
9.59
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.88
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.4
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
3.4
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.19
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.5
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
4.96
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
4.22
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.929
0.929
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.713
0.713
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.35
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1460
38.76
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2051
39.03
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.82
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
4.49
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
5.23
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.42
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.18
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.29
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.85
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.55
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.428
1.428
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1297
34.43
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1860
35.39
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.76
38.76
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Guy Hoffman and Lee Wade

Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
3.64
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
1.28
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.82
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1017
27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1713
27
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
571
9
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.79
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.06
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.69
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.24
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.3
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.71
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
2.47
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.96
97.96
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.28
91.28
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.938
1.938
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.63
22.63
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Guy Hoffman and Lee Wade

Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
1217.65
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
75
187.5
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
68
600
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
600
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
60
529.41
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
535
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
52.94
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
102.5
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
44.12
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
80
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.82
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.82
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
22.5
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.92
8.14
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.34
33.36
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
7
61.76
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
130
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
70.59
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
137.5
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
35.29
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
57.5
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
52.94
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
42.5
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
10
88.24
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
97.5
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-10.03
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.97
34.92
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.65
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.5
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
19
167.65
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
3.58
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
52.94
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
30
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA