Cy Ferry vs. Bill Hoffer — Career Comparison

Cy Ferry
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cy Ferry 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 7.2 and 1.733 for Cy Ferry. By the career numbers, Bill Hoffer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cy Ferry and Bill Hoffer

Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
7.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.133
1.133
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
43.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
7.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.733
1.733
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
34.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Cy Ferry and Bill Hoffer

Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.86
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
2.71
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
2.53
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Ferry and Bill Hoffer

Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
342.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
124.27
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
20.39
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
30.1
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
68.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55.15
53.54
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
165.05
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.595
0.595
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.535
0.535
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
79.61
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
46.6
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
342.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
125.24
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
71.32
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.77
58.03
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.77
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100