Rene Arocha vs. Bill Hoffer — Career Comparison

Rene Arocha
Baby BoomersCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rene Arocha 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. Bill Hoffer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.75 and WHIP 1.424 compared to 4.11 and 1.360 for Rene Arocha. By the career numbers, Bill Hoffer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rene Arocha and Bill Hoffer

Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
3.37
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.98
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.46
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.43
51.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.03
29.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
4.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
993
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
363
9.87
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
2.04
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
5.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.17
5.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.801
0.801
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1404
38.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
4.6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.24
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.76
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.323
1.323
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1287
34.99
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.18
38.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Rene Arocha and Bill Hoffer

Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
3.37
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.95
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
993
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.41
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.41
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.93
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.82
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.37
94.37
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.23
28.23
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rene Arocha and Bill Hoffer

Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PAverified
124
907.32
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
82
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
69
504.88
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
7
51.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
5
36.59
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
1.34
9.78
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
9
65.85
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
10
73.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.95
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.95
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
6
43.9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.89
-6.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.95
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
226.83
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
2.65
2.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
73.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100