Bill Hoffer vs. Burt Hooton — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Burt Hooton
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Burt Hooton 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. Burt Hooton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.265 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Burt Hooton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Burt Hooton

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
1.63
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.28
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
0.51
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.61
52.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.54
78.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.29
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
996
3.38
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7956
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2652
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2497
8.47
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.47
8.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
0.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
799
2.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1491
5.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.864
0.864
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.21
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11025
37.42
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1112
3.77
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.42
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.26
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.54
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10005
33.95
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.42
37.42

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Burt Hooton

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
1.63
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.28
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7954
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2651.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
0.56
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
1.27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
554
1.88
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
1.83
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.11
97.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.121
1.121
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.54
78.54
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Burt Hooton

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
481
316.1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
618
600
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
913
600
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
748
491.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
92
60.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
70
46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
18
11.83
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
22
14.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
23.38
15.36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
122
80.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
138
90.69
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
42
27.6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
32.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
87
57.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
7.48
4.91
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.31
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
28.92
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
243
159.69
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
3.76
3.76
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
76.89
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.94
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.66
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.66
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0