Sam Cooper vs. Bill Hoffer — Career Comparison

Sam Cooper
Lost GenerationNew YorkNorth AmericaHarrisburg GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sam Cooper 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 5.4 and 1.534 for Sam Cooper. By the career numbers, Bill Hoffer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sam Cooper and Bill Hoffer

Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.16
62.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
5.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
610
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
203.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
10.05
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.35
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
3.76
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.821
0.821
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.35
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
40.77
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
6.64
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.68
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.534
1.534
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
790
34.97
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.77
40.77
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Sam Cooper and Bill Hoffer

Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.02
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
610
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
203.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
3.23
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.86
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
3.81
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
2.71
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
3.41
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
2.53
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.53
89.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.081
2.081
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Cooper and Bill Hoffer

Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
278.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
84
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
557.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.548
0.548
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
15
107.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
11
78.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
8.74
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
4
28.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
5.76
41.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
23
164.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
19
135.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.527
0.527
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
6
42.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
71.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
46.6
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
15
107.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
5.9
42.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
4
28.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
78
75.73
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
84
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
7.92
7.92
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100