Bill Hoffer vs. Ken Howell — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Howell
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Bill Hoffer and Ken Howell are fairly close on the surface numbers. Bill Hoffer posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.75 vs 3.95) and home runs allowed (0.16 per nine innings vs 0.68). Ken Howell had the advantage in WHIP (1.370 vs 1.424). By the career numbers, Bill Hoffer had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Ken Howell

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
3.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.79
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.56
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.19
44.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.04
22.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.45
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
3.95
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1840
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
613.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
7.84
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.84
7.84
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.68
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
275
4.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
8.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.62
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2588
37.98
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.54
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
4.34
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.51
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.59
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2252
33.05
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.98
37.98

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Ken Howell

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
3.6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.79
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1840
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
613.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.62
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.88
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.56
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.23
96.23
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.416
0.416
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.04
22.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Ken Howell

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
1065.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
138
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
114
495.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
9
39.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
26.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.04
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.99
4.28
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
12
52.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
56.52
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
26.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.1
-22.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.04
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
213.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
2.82
2.82
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
86.96
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
5
21.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.35
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.35
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100