Whitey Ford vs. Bill Hoffer — Career Comparison

Whitey Ford
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Whitey Ford 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. Whitey Ford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.75 and WHIP 1.229 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Whitey Ford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Whitey Ford and Bill Hoffer

Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
1.41
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
1.24
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.67
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.66
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.33
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.01
69.01
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.95
87.95
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
0.44
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
967
2.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9511
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3170.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2766
7.85
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
0.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1086
3.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1956
5.55
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13036
37.01
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
3.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11922
33.84
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.01
37.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Whitey Ford and Bill Hoffer

Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
1.57
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8554
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2851.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.55
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
1.99
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
1.86
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
836
2.64
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
803
2.53
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
2.53
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.05
96.05
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.612
1.612
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.52
79.52
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Whitey Ford and Bill Hoffer

Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
500
248.34
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1208
600
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
618
600
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1023
508.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.519
0.519
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
177
87.91
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
76.99
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
19
9.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
22
10.93
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56.22
27.92
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
101.82
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
145.53
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
45.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
34.27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
77.98
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.79
29.7
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
224
111.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
5.39
5.39
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
32.28
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.99
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
10
4.97
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.99
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100