Lefty Boone vs. Bill Hoffer — Career Comparison

Lefty Boone
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lefty Boone 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 5.87 and 1.638 for Lefty Boone. By the career numbers, Bill Hoffer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Boone and Bill Hoffer

Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.83
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.85
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.35
82.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
5.87
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
9.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.13
9.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
5.61
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
8.93
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.616
1.616
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.72
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.33
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
641
41.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
7.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.52
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.638
1.638
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
539
35.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.8
41.8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Lefty Boone and Bill Hoffer

Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.83
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.59
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.88
71.88
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.677
0.677
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.35
82.35
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Boone and Bill Hoffer

Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
362.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
58
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
52
537.93
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
6
62.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
5
51.72
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
1.35
14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
7
72.41
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
9
93.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
51.72
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
46.6
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
8
82.76
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
2.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
78
75.73
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
58
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
7.92
7.92
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100