Fred Blanding vs. Bill Hoffer — Career Comparison

Fred Blanding
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Blanding 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. Fred Blanding posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.13 and WHIP 1.395 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Fred Blanding had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Blanding and Bill Hoffer

Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.59
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.95
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.51
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.45
49.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.72
59.72
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2443
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
814.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
859
9.49
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.49
9.49
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
3.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
3.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.682
0.682
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.23
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3377
37.32
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.51
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
4.37
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.395
1.395
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3084
34.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.32
37.32
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Fred Blanding and Bill Hoffer

Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
28.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.68
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
47.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.86
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
3.6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
56
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
2.71
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
52.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
2.53
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.57
93.57
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.819
1.819
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Blanding and Bill Hoffer

Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
265.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
330
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
301
547.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.561
0.561
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
65
118.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
100
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
94.17
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
6
10.91
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.82
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
10
18.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
21.79
39.62
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
80
145.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
82
149.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.524
0.524
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
28
50.91
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
24
43.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
51
92.73
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
24.03
43.69
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
14
25.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
105.45
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
5.69
5.69
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
21.82
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.82
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
80
80
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100