Joe Fleet vs. Bill Hoffer — Career Comparison

Joe Fleet
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Fleet 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 12.46 and 1.615 for Joe Fleet. By the career numbers, Bill Hoffer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Fleet and Bill Hoffer

Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
88.2
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
12.46
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.46
12.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
10.38
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.923
0.923
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
39.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
14.54
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.54
14.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.615
1.615
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
31.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.385
0.385
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.46
39.46
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Joe Fleet and Bill Hoffer

Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.86
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
8.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
2.71
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
2.53
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Fleet and Bill Hoffer

Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fleet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
78
75.73
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.77
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Joe Fleet
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100