Chet Brewer vs. Bill Hoffer — Career Comparison

Chet Brewer
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chet Brewer 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. Chet Brewer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.44 and WHIP 1.244 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Chet Brewer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chet Brewer and Bill Hoffer

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.39
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.49
53.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.71
77.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.44
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3406
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1135.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1049
8.32
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.88
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
563
4.46
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.816
0.816
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.23
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.42
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4634
36.73
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.19
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
4.38
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.88
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.87
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4107
32.56
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.73
36.73
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Chet Brewer and Bill Hoffer

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.49
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3615
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.95
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.68
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
1.86
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
4.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
2.71
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
4.01
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
2.53
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.28
97.28
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.685
2.685
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.203
2.203
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.5
71.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chet Brewer and Bill Hoffer

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
230.77
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
533
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
456
513.32
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
106
119.32
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
103.56
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
94.17
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
11.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
14
15.76
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
43.46
48.92
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
125
140.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
173.36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
172.82
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
0.58
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.523
0.523
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
50
56.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
29
32.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
78
87.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
51.07
57.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
47.28
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.88
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
78
75.73
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.14
76.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
7.92
7.92
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.65
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
10.68
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
10.68
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100