Edward Chapman vs. Bill Hoffer — Career Comparison

UnknownChicago Columbia GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Edward Chapman 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 11.77 and 2.154 for Edward Chapman. By the career numbers, Bill Hoffer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Edward Chapman and Bill Hoffer

Edward Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Edward Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Edward Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
11.77
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.77
11.77
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.08
9.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.23
8.23
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Edward Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
12.46
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.46
12.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Edward Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Edward Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
6.92
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.92
6.92
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
2.25
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Edward Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.923
0.923
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Edward Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Edward Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Edward Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
48.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Edward Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
13.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.15
13.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.77
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edward Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.38
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.154
2.154
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
38.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4940
35.45
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Edward Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.46
48.46
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Edward Chapman and Bill Hoffer

Edward Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Edward Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.69
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.86
Edward Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.38
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
2.71
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Edward Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Edward Chapman and Bill Hoffer

Edward Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
1.85
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.15
-12.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edward Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
78
75.73
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Edward Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100