Dave Cole vs. Bill Hoffer — Career Comparison

Dave Cole
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Cole 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 4.93 and 1.770 for Dave Cole. By the career numbers, Bill Hoffer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Cole and Bill Hoffer

Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
3.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.68
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.14
32.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
4.93
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
237.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
8.38
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.38
8.38
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.61
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
7.55
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.55
7.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
4.51
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.46
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1101
41.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
5.73
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
895
33.94
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.75
41.75
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Dave Cole and Bill Hoffer

Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
7.39
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
102.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.41
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.68
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.78
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.86
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
5.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
2.71
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
5.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
2.53
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.16
95.16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.702
0.702
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.24
20.24
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Cole and Bill Hoffer

Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
796.88
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
64
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
571.88
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
131.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
124.27
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
9
84.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
8.74
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.88
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
30.1
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.65
62.36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55.15
53.54
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
243.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
165.05
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
16
150
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.595
0.595
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.535
0.535
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
28.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
103.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
46.6
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
11
103.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.3
59.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.77
58.03
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
140.63
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
4.27
4.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100