Al Grabowski vs. Bill Hoffer — Career Comparison

Al Grabowski
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Al Grabowski 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 4.07 and 1.420 for Al Grabowski. By the career numbers, Bill Hoffer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Grabowski and Bill Hoffer

Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.24
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.52
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.34
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.9
35.9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
4.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
471
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
9.52
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
3.27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.73
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.777
0.777
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
39.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.92
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
4.82
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
35.77
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4940
35.45
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.15
39.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Al Grabowski and Bill Hoffer

Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.15
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4158
27
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
9
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Grabowski and Bill Hoffer

Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
482.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
576.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.794
0.794
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
188.24
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
124.27
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
129.41
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
94.17
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
20.39
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
8.74
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
58.82
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
30.1
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.06
83.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55.15
53.54
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
258.82
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
165.05
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
200
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
172.82
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.595
0.595
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.697
0.697
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.535
0.535
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
117.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
79.61
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
70.59
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
46.6
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
188.24
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
125.24
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.82
91.96
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.77
58.03
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
129.41
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
4.64
4.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100