Alpheus Deane vs. Bill Hoffer — Career Comparison

Alpheus Deane
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows RightNorth AmericaNew York Black YankeesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Alpheus Deane 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 10.97 and 2.344 for Alpheus Deane. By the career numbers, Bill Hoffer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alpheus Deane and Bill Hoffer

Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.69
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.84
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Alpheus Deane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.84
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Alpheus Deane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
10.97
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.97
10.97
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.55
10.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.389
0.389
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Alpheus Deane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
17.72
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.72
17.72
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Alpheus Deane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.84
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Alpheus Deane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
3.38
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Alpheus Deane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Alpheus Deane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Alpheus Deane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Alpheus Deane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.84
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Alpheus Deane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.69
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Alpheus Deane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
50.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.84
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Alpheus Deane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
11.81
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.81
11.81
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.344
2.344
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
45.56
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4940
35.45
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.408
0.408
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Alpheus Deane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.63
50.63
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Alpheus Deane and Bill Hoffer

Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.69
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Alpheus Deane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.84
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.84
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.68
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.69
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Alpheus Deane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
2.53
Alpheus Deane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Alpheus Deane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alpheus Deane and Bill Hoffer

Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
5.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
2.81
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alpheus Deane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
78
75.73
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.77
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Alpheus Deane
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100