Robert Dean vs. Bill Hoffer — Career Comparison

Robert Dean
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Robert Dean 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 4.34 and 1.321 for Robert Dean. By the career numbers, Bill Hoffer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Robert Dean and Bill Hoffer

Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.68
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.66
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.56
55.56
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
4.34
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
8.67
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
4.9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.902
0.902
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
39.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
6.02
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.02
6.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
34.41
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.45
39.45
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Robert Dean and Bill Hoffer

Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.68
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.96
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.86
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.24
88.24
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Robert Dean and Bill Hoffer

Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
257.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
25
535.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
12.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
5
107.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
4.83
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
78
75.73
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
7.92
7.92
Robert Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Robert Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100