Don Bessent vs. Bill Hoffer — Career Comparison

Don Bessent
Silent GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Don Bessent and Bill Hoffer are fairly close on the surface numbers. Don Bessent carried a career ERA of 3.33 against Bill Hoffer's 3.75. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Don Bessent and Bill Hoffer — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Don Bessent and Bill Hoffer

Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
4.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.33
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.85
1.85
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.51
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
3.33
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
8.36
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.85
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
3.75
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
5.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.976
0.976
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
890
37.96
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.92
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
3.58
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.346
1.346
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
801
34.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Don Bessent and Bill Hoffer

Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
4.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.24
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.79
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.62
97.62
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don Bessent and Bill Hoffer

Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
1296
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
50
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
44
528
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
5
60
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
5
60
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
3.34
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
5
60
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
5
60
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
4
48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.64
-19.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
168
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
3.57
3.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
60
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
2
24
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100