Oscar Austin vs. Bill Hoffer — Career Comparison
Oscar Austin 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 13.5 and 2.500 for Oscar Austin. By the career numbers, Bill Hoffer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.
Pitching Stats for Oscar Austin and Bill Hoffer
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
88.2
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
51.75
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
45
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4940
35.45
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.75
51.75
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Fielding Stats for Oscar Austin and Bill Hoffer
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7.88
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
2.71
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5.63
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
2.53
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.203
2.203
Hitting Stats for Oscar Austin and Bill Hoffer
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
618
600
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
10.43
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
55.15
53.54
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
178
172.82
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.535
0.535
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
24.28
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
59.77
58.03
Oscar Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
7.92
7.92