Bill Hoffer vs. Joe Horlen — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Horlen
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Joe Horlen 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. Joe Horlen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.11 and WHIP 1.223 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Joe Horlen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Joe Horlen

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
1.62
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
0.52
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.79
49.79
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.33
80.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
691
3.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6006
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2002
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1829
8.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
554
2.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.29
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1065
4.79
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.809
0.809
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.24
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8234
37.02
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
783
3.52
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7606
34.19
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.02
37.02

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Joe Horlen

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
1.62
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6001
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2000.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.68
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.72
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
1.86
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
1.89
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
596
2.68
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
2.53
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
2.61
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.32
97.32
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.607
1.607
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.33
80.33
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Joe Horlen

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412
356.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
618
600
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
694
600
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
534.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
83
71.76
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
78
67.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.32
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
12.24
10.58
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
89
76.95
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
102
88.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
29
25.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
26
22.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
55
47.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-0.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
18
15.56
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
127
109.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
5.46
5.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
46.69
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.59
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.86
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.73
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50