Rube Foster vs. Bill Hoffer — Career Comparison

Rube Foster
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rube Foster 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. Rube Foster posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.36 and WHIP 1.224 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Rube Foster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rube Foster and Bill Hoffer

Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.62
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.35
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.74
63.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.64
74.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.36
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2527
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
842.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
7.76
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
3.26
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
3.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.711
0.711
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.31
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3372
36.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.29
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
3.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3038
32.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.03
36.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Rube Foster and Bill Hoffer

Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.15
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4158
27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
9
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
315
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.92
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.266
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rube Foster and Bill Hoffer

Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
295.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
305
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
270
531.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.576
0.576
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
58
114.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
44
86.56
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
20.39
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
14
27.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
20.1
39.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
74
145.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
74
145.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
19
37.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
19
37.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
37
72.79
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
21.42
42.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
16
31.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
116.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
5.17
5.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.97
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.97
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100