Bill Forman vs. Bill Hoffer — Career Comparison

Bill Forman
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Forman 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 5.4 and 1.371 for Bill Forman. By the career numbers, Bill Hoffer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Forman and Bill Hoffer

Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.54
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.94
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.94
6.94
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
2.25
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.771
0.771
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.54
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
38.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
6.94
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.94
6.94
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.371
1.371
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
31.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Bill Forman and Bill Hoffer

Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.86
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
2.71
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
2.53
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.203
2.203
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Forman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Forman and Bill Hoffer

Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
124.27
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
94.17
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
99.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55.15
53.54
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
172.82
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.595
0.595
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.535
0.535
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
79.61
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
125.24
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
112.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.77
58.03
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Bill Forman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.77
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Bill Forman
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100