Bill Byrd vs. Red Hoff — Career Comparison

Bill Byrd
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBaltimore Elite GiantsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star
Red Hoff
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Byrd built a career as a starting pitcher and Red Hoff as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Red Hoff posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.49 and WHIP 1.265 compared to 3.53 and 1.227 for Bill Byrd. By the career numbers, Red Hoff had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Byrd and Red Hoff

Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
1.37
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.49
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.02
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.66
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.45
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.43
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.76
59.76
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.29
74.29
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.74
21.74
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.77
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
539
3.53
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.49
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.218
0.218
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4124
27
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
27
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1374.2
9
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
9
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1394
9.13
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
7.27
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.13
9.13
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.27
7.27
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.28
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.9
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
4.12
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
741
4.85
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
5.31
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.048
1.048
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5807
38.02
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
37.63
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.27
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.63
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
672
4.4
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.12
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.71
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.6
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.265
1.265
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5380
35.22
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
33.4
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.02
38.02
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.63
37.63

Fielding Stats for Bill Byrd and Red Hoff

Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
1.37
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.01
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5440
27
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1813.1
9
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.67
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
1.99
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.11
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
2.77
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
535
2.66
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.88
95.88
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.84
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.938
1.938
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.435
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.55
73.55
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Byrd and Red Hoff

Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
343
228.41
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
460
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
901
600
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
804
535.41
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
600
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.732
0.732
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
137.85
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
6
120
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
95.89
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
23.97
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
6.66
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
11.32
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
41.95
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107.11
71.32
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
1.24
24.86
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
314
209.1
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
6
120
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
189.79
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
6
120
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.662
0.662
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
77.91
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
89.9
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
156.49
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115.8
77.12
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
1.26
25.25
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.67
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
51.28
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.33
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
80
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.91
81.91
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
7.5
7.5
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
12.65
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100