Joe Engel vs. Bill Hoffer — Career Comparison

Joe Engel
Lost GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Engel 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. Joe Engel posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.34 and WHIP 1.439 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Joe Engel had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Engel and Bill Hoffer

Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
2.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.51
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.5
42.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.96
51.96
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
3.34
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1222
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
407.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
7.6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.6
7.6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
5.35
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
3.34
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.965
0.965
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1722
38.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
4.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.439
1.439
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1456
32.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.05
38.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Joe Engel and Bill Hoffer

Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.15
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4158
27
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
9
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.373
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Engel and Bill Hoffer

Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
506.56
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
122
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
104
511.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
7
34.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
7
34.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1.54
7.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
7
34.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
21
103.28
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
7
34.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
7
34.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.59
-7.84
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
68.85
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
265.57
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
2.26
2.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100