Chick Davies vs. Bill Hoffer — Career Comparison

Chick Davies
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chick Davies 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 4.48 and 1.583 for Chick Davies. By the career numbers, Bill Hoffer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chick Davies and Bill Hoffer

Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.37
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.45
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.45
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
4.48
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
362
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
120.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
10.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
4.03
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.83
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.762
0.762
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
543
40.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.39
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
6.56
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.583
1.583
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
36.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4940
35.45
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Chick Davies and Bill Hoffer

Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.15
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4158
27
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
9
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.39
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.648
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chick Davies and Bill Hoffer

Chick Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Chick Davies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
117
300
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Chick Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
234
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Chick Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
202
517.95
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Chick Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Chick Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Chick Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
39
100
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Chick Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
27
69.23
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Chick Davies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.51
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
20.39
Chick Davies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
8.74
Chick Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Chick Davies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
30.77
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
30.1
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Chick Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Chick Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Chick Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
16.78
43.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Chick Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
55
141.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Chick Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
63
161.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Chick Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Chick Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Chick Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0.551
0.551
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Chick Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Chick Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0.491
0.491
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Chick Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Chick Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
24
61.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Chick Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
17
43.59
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Chick Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
41
105.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Chick Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
16.81
43.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Chick Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Chick Davies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
56.41
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
Chick Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
128.21
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Chick Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
4.68
4.68
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Chick Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Chick Davies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.51
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Chick Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.69
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.26
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Davies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.95
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
10.68
Chick Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
42.86
42.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100