John Bale vs. Bill Hoffer — Career Comparison

John Bale
Gen XMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Bill Hoffer posted a stronger line than John Bale. Bill Hoffer posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.75 vs 4.66) and WHIP (1.424 vs 1.520). By the career numbers, Bill Hoffer had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for John Bale and Bill Hoffer

John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.62
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.01
11.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
4.66
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
173.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
9.48
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.83
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
3.89
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
7.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.67
7.67
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.284
1.284
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.36
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
39.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.62
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.98
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.486
1.486
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
664
34.41
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.334
0.334
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.64
39.64
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for John Bale and Bill Hoffer

John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.62
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
173.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.97
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.92
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.37
97.37
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.01
11.01
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Bale and Bill Hoffer

John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
3847.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
7.41
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.42
-14.95
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
282.35
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.77
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100