Herman Fink vs. Bill Hoffer — Career Comparison

Herman Fink
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Herman Fink 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 5.22 and 1.565 for Herman Fink. By the career numbers, Bill Hoffer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Herman Fink and Bill Hoffer

Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.95
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Herman Fink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.63
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.78
44.78
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Herman Fink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Herman Fink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
5.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
853
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
284.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Herman Fink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
322
10.19
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.19
10.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.76
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Herman Fink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
3.89
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Herman Fink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Herman Fink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.689
0.689
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Herman Fink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Herman Fink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1275
40.36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Herman Fink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.7
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Herman Fink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
5.95
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.565
1.565
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1150
36.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4940
35.45
Herman Fink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Herman Fink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Herman Fink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.36
40.36
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Herman Fink and Bill Hoffer

Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.15
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4158
27
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
9
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Herman Fink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Herman Fink and Bill Hoffer

Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
418.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
96
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
581.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
14
87.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
13
81.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
2.59
16.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
15
93.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
17
106.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
6
37.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
7.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Fink
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
156.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
3.84
3.84
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.77
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100