Dick Crutcher vs. Bill Hoffer — Career Comparison

Dick Crutcher
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Crutcher 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. Dick Crutcher posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.65 and WHIP 1.488 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Dick Crutcher had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Crutcher and Bill Hoffer

Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.85
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.75
43.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.43
40.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.65
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
607
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
202.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
9.74
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.74
9.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
3.65
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
2.89
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.727
0.727
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.36
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
853
37.94
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.85
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
4.49
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.488
1.488
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
763
33.94
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Dick Crutcher and Bill Hoffer

Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.15
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4158
27
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
9
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.52
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Crutcher and Bill Hoffer

Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
381.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
67
543.24
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.451
0.451
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
11
89.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
2.97
24.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
12
97.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
16
129.73
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.401
0.401
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
2.7
21.89
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
145.95
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
4.11
4.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100