Bill Drake vs. Red Hoff — Career Comparison

Bill Drake
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Red Hoff
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Drake built a career as a starting pitcher and Red Hoff as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Red Hoff posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.49 and WHIP 1.265 compared to 3.69 and 1.393 for Bill Drake. By the career numbers, Red Hoff had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Drake and Red Hoff

Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
1.36
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.49
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.05
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.58
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.51
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.43
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.02
53.02
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.42
77.42
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.74
21.74
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.72
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
3.69
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.49
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.218
0.218
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3704
27
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
27
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1234.2
9
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
9
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1298
9.46
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
7.27
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.27
7.27
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.21
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
3.08
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
4.12
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
4.05
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
5.31
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.048
1.048
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.23
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4862
35.44
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
37.63
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.63
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
654
4.77
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.12
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.04
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.66
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.393
1.393
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4267
31.1
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
33.4
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.44
35.44
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.63
37.63

Fielding Stats for Bill Drake and Red Hoff

Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
1.52
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.14
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3358
27
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1119.1
9
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.31
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
3.41
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.28
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
4
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
3.71
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.96
92.96
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.84
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.444
2.444
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.435
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.13
75.13
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Drake and Red Hoff

Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
194
220.04
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
460
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
529
600
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
533.08
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
600
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
105.48
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
81.66
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
13.61
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.81
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
23.82
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.61
42.66
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
1.24
24.86
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
146.31
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
6
120
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
148.58
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
6
120
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
55.58
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
55.58
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
104.35
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.56
44.87
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
1.26
25.25
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.81
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
36.29
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.54
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
4
80
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132.25
132.25
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
7.5
7.5
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
23.82
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
6.81
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
6.81
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100