How Bill Hoffer's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Bill Hoffer posted a career ERA of 3.75, near the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest ERA season came in 1895, posting 3.21, well below the relief pitcher average of 4.22 that year. The highest point came in 1898 at 4.68, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.49 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.68 in 1898 to 3.63 in 1899 and 4.55 in 1901. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average tracked near league norms across 6 seasons.
Bill Hoffer Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Bill Hoffer
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Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 3.75 | 3.88 | 3.95 |
| Season Avg. | 3.75 | 3.88 | 3.95 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3.75 | 3.88 | 3.95 |
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Bill Hoffer ERA Per Season
Bill Hoffer's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Bill Hoffer ERA by Team
Bill Hoffer's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Bill Hoffer ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Bill Hoffer's career ERA shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Bill Hoffer ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Bill Hoffer's seasonal ERA alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Bill Hoffer ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Bill Hoffer's MLB career with ERA alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
