Ed Head vs. Bill Hoffer — Career Comparison

Ed Head
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Head 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. Ed Head posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.48 and WHIP 1.308 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Ed Head had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Head and Bill Hoffer

Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
2.28
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.52
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.45
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.92
44.92
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.21
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
3.48
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
1395
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
8.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.4
8.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
3.37
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
4.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.822
0.822
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
1953
37.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.66
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
3.89
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
1776
34.37
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Ed Head and Bill Hoffer

Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.15
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4158
27
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
9
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.91
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.915
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Head and Bill Hoffer

Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
460.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
155
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
131
507.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
32
123.87
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
116.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
94.17
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
9.75
37.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
34
131.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
39
150.97
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0.542
0.542
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0.424
0.424
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
15
58.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
50.32
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
46.6
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
28
108.39
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
12.46
48.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
7
27.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
96.77
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
6.2
6.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
65.81
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.87
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.87
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100