Stew Bolen vs. Bill Hoffer — Career Comparison

Stew Bolen
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Stew Bolen 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 6.09 and 1.827 for Stew Bolen. By the career numbers, Bill Hoffer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Stew Bolen and Bill Hoffer

Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.84
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.75
18.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.46
41.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
6.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
11.01
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.01
11.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.45
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
5.44
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
4.66
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.122
1.122
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.71
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.39
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
656
42.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.84
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
6.6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.827
1.827
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
566
36.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4940
35.45
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.47
42.47
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Stew Bolen and Bill Hoffer

Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.15
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4158
27
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
9
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.84
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.805
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Stew Bolen and Bill Hoffer

Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
502.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
563.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
9
110.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
94.17
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.51
30.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
10
122.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
12
146.94
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
24.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.74
33.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
78
75.73
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
7.92
7.92
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.77
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100