Whammy Douglas vs. Bill Hoffer — Career Comparison

Whammy Douglas
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Whammy Douglas 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. Whammy Douglas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.26 and WHIP 1.702 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Whammy Douglas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Whammy Douglas and Bill Hoffer

Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.73
72.73
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.26
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
9.19
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.19
9.19
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.96
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.74
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
5.36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
40.79
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
34.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.79
40.79
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Whammy Douglas and Bill Hoffer

Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.57
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.78
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.68
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.96
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Whammy Douglas and Bill Hoffer

Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
412.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.13
-4.93
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.05
-76.94
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
375
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
1.6
1.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.77
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100