Lefty Bell vs. Bill Hoffer — Career Comparison

Lefty Bell
Greatest GenerationThrows LeftHomestead GraysNegro National League IIRelief Pitcher
Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Lefty Bell and Bill Hoffer are fairly close on the surface numbers. Bill Hoffer had the edge in ERA (3.75 vs 4.32). 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 Lefty Bell and Bill Hoffer

Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Lefty Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.33
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Lefty Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.32
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Lefty Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Lefty Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Lefty Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Lefty Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Lefty Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Lefty Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Lefty Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Lefty Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Lefty Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.32
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.24
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Lefty Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Lefty Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Lefty Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Lefty Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Lefty Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
39.96
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.32
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Lefty Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.32
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Lefty Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
35.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4940
35.45
Lefty Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Lefty Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Lefty Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.96
39.96
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Lefty Bell and Bill Hoffer

Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.86
Lefty Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Lefty Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Bell and Bill Hoffer

Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
1500
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
78
75.73
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.77
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Lefty Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100