Joe DeBerry vs. Bill Hoffer — Career Comparison

Joe DeBerry
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe DeBerry 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 5.24 and 1.642 for Joe DeBerry. By the career numbers, Bill Hoffer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe DeBerry and Bill Hoffer

Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.69
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.67
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.24
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
10.75
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.75
10.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.03
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
2.25
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.642
0.642
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
42.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.81
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.91
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.642
1.642
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
37.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4940
35.45
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.04
42.04
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Joe DeBerry and Bill Hoffer

Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.15
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4158
27
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
9
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe DeBerry and Bill Hoffer

Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
521.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
20
521.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
20.39
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
21.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
14.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
130.43
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
4.6
4.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100