Jack Ferry vs. Bill Hoffer — Career Comparison

Jack Ferry
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jack 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. Jack Ferry posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.02 and WHIP 1.282 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Jack Ferry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Ferry and Bill Hoffer

Jack Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.78
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.56
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.34
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.5
62.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.79
29.79
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.02
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
160.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
8.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.18
8.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
3.36
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
660
36.97
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.51
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
3.87
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.282
1.282
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
596
33.39
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.97
36.97
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Jack Ferry and Bill Hoffer

Jack Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
13.94
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.87
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.87
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.68
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
12.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.86
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
14.23
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
2.71
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
13.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
2.53
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.84
91.84
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.938
0.938
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.25
6.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Ferry and Bill Hoffer

Jack Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
508.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
59
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
51
518.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.712
0.712
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
132.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
124.27
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
8
81.36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
40.68
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
20.39
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
8.74
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
30.1
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.07
61.76
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55.15
53.54
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
193.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
165.05
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
172.88
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
172.82
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.682
0.682
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.595
0.595
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.605
0.605
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.535
0.535
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.34
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.34
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
4
40.68
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.49
65.99
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.77
58.03
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
40.68
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
101.69
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
5.9
5.9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
40.68
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Jack Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100