Ken Chase vs. Bill Hoffer — Career Comparison

Ken Chase
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Chase 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 4.27 and 1.615 for Ken Chase. By the career numbers, Bill Hoffer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Chase and Bill Hoffer

Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.45
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.24
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.41
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.11
85.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
553
4.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
3495
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
1165
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1188
9.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.18
9.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.42
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
694
5.36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
4.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.095
1.095
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.41
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5283
40.81
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.616
1.616
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
4574
35.34
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.81
40.81
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Ken Chase and Bill Hoffer

Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.15
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4158
27
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
9
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.39
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.356
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Chase and Bill Hoffer

Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
253.9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA
449
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PAverified
419
559.91
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA
0.424
0.424
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA
69
92.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA
57
76.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA
9
12.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.34
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA
12
16.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA
15.3
20.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA
85
113.59
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA
82
109.58
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA
28
37.42
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA
27
36.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA
54
72.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA
9.9
13.23
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.34
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA
12
16.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA
97
129.62
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA
4.63
4.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.72
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100