Ralph Birkofer vs. Bill Hoffer — Career Comparison

Ralph Birkofer
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ralph Birkofer 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. Bill Hoffer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.75 and WHIP 1.424 compared to 4.19 and 1.458 for Ralph Birkofer. By the career numbers, Bill Hoffer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ralph Birkofer and Bill Hoffer

Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
2.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.51
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.46
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.54
52.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.48
48.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
4.19
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1632
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
544
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
618
10.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
2.9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
3.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.734
0.734
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.28
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2420
40.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.74
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
5.23
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.458
1.458
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2228
36.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4940
35.45
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.04
40.04
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Ralph Birkofer and Bill Hoffer

Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.15
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4158
27
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
9
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.92
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.705
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ralph Birkofer and Bill Hoffer

Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
377.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
213
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
207
583.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.549
0.549
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
140.85
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
124.27
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
118.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
94.17
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
19.72
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.82
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
22.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
14.12
39.79
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
166.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
165.05
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
54
152.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.541
0.541
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
18
50.7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
61.97
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
46.6
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
40
112.68
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
15.99
45.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.82
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
109.86
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
5.46
5.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.77
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100