Leo Hannibal vs. Bill Hoffer — Career Comparison

Leo Hannibal
Greatest GenerationIndianaThrows RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis AthleticsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Leo Hannibal 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 5.18 and 1.697 for Leo Hannibal. By the career numbers, Bill Hoffer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Leo Hannibal and Bill Hoffer

Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.73
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.45
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.42
68.42
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
5.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
10.64
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.64
10.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
4.64
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
4.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
41.36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
6.55
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.55
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.697
1.697
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
35.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.36
41.36
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Leo Hannibal and Bill Hoffer

Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.83
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.86
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
2.71
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
2.53
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.44
97.44
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.727
1.727
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Leo Hannibal and Bill Hoffer

Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
306.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
586.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.563
0.563
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
124.27
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
133.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
94.17
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
3.26
43.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
12
160
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
12
160
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.539
0.539
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.424
0.424
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
80
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
79.61
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
9
120
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
3.94
52.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
78
75.73
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.77
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
10.68
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
10.68
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100