Jim Carter vs. Bill Hoffer — Career Comparison

Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Carter 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 4.44 and 1.595 for Jim Carter. By the career numbers, Bill Hoffer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Carter and Bill Hoffer

Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.33
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.44
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
8.89
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.89
8.89
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.47
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.949
0.949
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
42.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
6.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.595
1.595
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
34.52
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.04
42.04
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Jim Carter and Bill Hoffer

Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Carter and Bill Hoffer

Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
350
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
16.34
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
3
150
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
16.94
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
78
75.73
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.77
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Jim Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100