Lou Fiene vs. Bill Hoffer — Career Comparison

Lou Fiene
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lou Fiene 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 3.85 and 1.333 for Lou Fiene. By the career numbers, Bill Hoffer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Fiene and Bill Hoffer

Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
3.85
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
9.72
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.28
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.52
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.645
0.645
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.72
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
570
37.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.98
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
5.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
524
34.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.17
37.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Lou Fiene and Bill Hoffer

Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.65
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.86
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
4.37
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
2.71
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
3.98
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
2.53
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.04
91.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.346
2.346
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.203
2.203
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.46
38.46
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Fiene and Bill Hoffer

Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
322.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
54
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
588.89
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
6
66.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
4
44.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
8.74
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
12.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
9
100
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
6
66.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
55.56
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
46.6
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
6
66.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-6.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
133.33
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
4.5
4.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
10.68
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
10.68
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100