Joe Hesketh vs. Bill Hoffer — Career Comparison

Joe Hesketh
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Hesketh 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 3.78 and 1.428 for Joe Hesketh. By the career numbers, Bill Hoffer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Hesketh and Bill Hoffer

Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
3.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.56
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.07
56.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.63
33.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
3.78
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
2885
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
961.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
947
8.86
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
3.54
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
6.79
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.79
6.79
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.148
1.148
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
4113
38.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.74
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
4.39
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.91
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.378
1.378
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
3652
34.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13

Fielding Stats for Joe Hesketh and Bill Hoffer

Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
3.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
2885
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
961.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
1.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
1.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.44
91.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.504
0.504
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.63
33.63
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Hesketh and Bill Hoffer

Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
1942.86
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
105
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
86
491.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
6
34.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
6
34.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
3.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
6
34.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
16
91.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
4
22.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.66
-15.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
331.43
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
51.43
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100