Doc Ayers vs. Bill Hoffer — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers 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. Doc Ayers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.84 and WHIP 1.217 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Doc Ayers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doc Ayers and Bill Hoffer

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.88
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.88
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.82
46.82
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.37
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.703
0.703
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.69
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Bill Hoffer

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4158
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Bill Hoffer

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
451
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
13.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.66
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
12
15.96
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
6.26
6.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100