Bill Hoffer vs. Byron Houck — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Byron Houck
Lost GenerationMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Byron Houck 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. Byron Houck posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.3 and WHIP 1.385 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Byron Houck had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Byron Houck

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.85
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.41
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
52
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.37
42.37
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
3.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1594
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
531.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
7.83
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
4.64
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
3.79
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.937
0.937
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.37
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.34
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
2269
38.43
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.81
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
4.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.385
1.385
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1975
33.45
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.43
38.43

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Byron Houck

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.15
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4158
27
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
9
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.98
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.263
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Byron Houck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Byron Houck

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Byron Houck
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Byron Houck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
366.84
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Byron Houck
Career
Per 600 PA
193
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Byron Houck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
175
544.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Byron Houck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Byron Houck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Byron Houck
Career
Per 600 PA
20
62.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Byron Houck
Career
Per 600 PA
14
43.52
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Byron Houck
Career
Per 600 PA
4
12.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Byron Houck
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Byron Houck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Byron Houck
Career
Per 600 PA
6
18.65
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Byron Houck
Career
Per 600 PA
5.26
16.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Byron Houck
Career
Per 600 PA
29
90.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Byron Houck
Career
Per 600 PA
28
87.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Byron Houck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Byron Houck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Byron Houck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Byron Houck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Byron Houck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Byron Houck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Byron Houck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Byron Houck
Career
Per 600 PA
6
18.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Byron Houck
Career
Per 600 PA
10
31.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Byron Houck
Career
Per 600 PA
15
46.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Byron Houck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
1.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Byron Houck
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Byron Houck
Career
Per 600 PA
7
21.76
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Byron Houck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
139.9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Byron Houck
Career
Per 600 PA
4.29
4.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Byron Houck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Byron Houck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
31.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Byron Houck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Byron Houck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Byron Houck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Byron Houck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Byron Houck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Byron Houck
Career
Per 600 PA