Roy Castleton vs. Bill Hoffer — Career Comparison

Roy Castleton
Lost GenerationUtahThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Roy Castleton 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. Roy Castleton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.68 and WHIP 1.260 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Roy Castleton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roy Castleton and Bill Hoffer

Roy Castleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.62
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Roy Castleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.82
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.45
45.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.62
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Roy Castleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.68
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Roy Castleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Roy Castleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Roy Castleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Roy Castleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Roy Castleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
8.24
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Roy Castleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Roy Castleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Roy Castleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Roy Castleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Castleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.68
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Roy Castleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Roy Castleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.641
0.641
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Roy Castleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Roy Castleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.62
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Roy Castleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
36.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.82
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Roy Castleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Roy Castleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Castleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
32.77
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Roy Castleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Roy Castleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.48
36.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Roy Castleton and Bill Hoffer

Roy Castleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Roy Castleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.86
Roy Castleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
2.71
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
2.53
Roy Castleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.273
1.273
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Roy Castleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Castleton and Bill Hoffer

Roy Castleton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
471.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
557.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
18.68
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
128.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
79.61
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
16.59
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Castleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Roy Castleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.77
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Roy Castleton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100