Albert Davis vs. Bill Hoffer — Career Comparison

Albert Davis
UnknownThrows RightDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Albert Davis 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 4.92 and 1.439 for Albert Davis. By the career numbers, Bill Hoffer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Albert Davis and Bill Hoffer

Albert Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Albert Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.56
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Albert Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Albert Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.39
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Albert Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.63
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Albert Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Albert Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.5
67.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Albert Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Albert Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Albert Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Albert Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
4.92
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Albert Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Albert Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Albert Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Albert Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Albert Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1382
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Albert Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
460.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Albert Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
10.49
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Albert Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.49
10.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Albert Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Albert Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Albert Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Albert Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.46
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Albert Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Albert Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Albert Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Albert Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Albert Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.525
0.525
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.612
0.612
Albert Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Albert Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.33
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Albert Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Albert Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2053
40.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Albert Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Albert Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
6.31
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Albert Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.31
6.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Albert Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Albert Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.59
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.439
1.439
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Albert Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1845
36.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4940
35.45
Albert Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Albert Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Albert Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.11
40.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Albert Davis and Bill Hoffer

Albert Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Albert Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.56
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Albert Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1452
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Albert Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Albert Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Albert Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
2.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.86
Albert Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Albert Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
3.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
2.71
Albert Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
2.96
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
2.53
Albert Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.21
95.21
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Albert Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.893
1.893
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Albert Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.86
67.86
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Albert Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Albert Davis and Bill Hoffer

Albert Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Albert Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
238.98
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Albert Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
236
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Albert Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
218
554.24
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Albert Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Albert Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.669
0.669
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Albert Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
150
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
124.27
Albert Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
119.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
94.17
Albert Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
22.88
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
20.39
Albert Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Albert Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.54
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Albert Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
30.51
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
30.1
Albert Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Albert Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Albert Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Albert Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22.86
58.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55.15
53.54
Albert Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
190.68
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
165.05
Albert Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
175.42
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
172.82
Albert Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Albert Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Albert Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.595
0.595
Albert Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Albert Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Albert Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.541
0.541
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.535
0.535
Albert Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Albert Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
22
55.93
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Albert Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
58.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
46.6
Albert Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
44
111.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Albert Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26.64
67.73
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.77
58.03
Albert Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Albert Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
20.34
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Albert Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
78
75.73
Albert Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Albert Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Albert Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.34
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Albert Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Albert Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Albert Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100