Sam Barber vs. Bill Hoffer — Career Comparison

Sam Barber
Greatest GenerationAlabamaNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sam Barber 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. Sam Barber posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.6 and WHIP 1.200 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Sam Barber had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sam Barber and Bill Hoffer

Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.33
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
88.2
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
2.25
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.612
0.612
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
34.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Sam Barber and Bill Hoffer

Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.86
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
2.71
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
2.53
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Barber and Bill Hoffer

Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
124.27
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
94.17
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55.15
53.54
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
165.05
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
172.82
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.595
0.595
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.41
423.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.77
58.03
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
78
75.73
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.77
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Sam Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100