Bill Hoffer vs. Fred Johnson — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Johnson
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Johnson 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 5.26 and 1.602 for Fred Johnson. By the career numbers, Bill Hoffer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Fred Johnson

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.92
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.76
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
5.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
11.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.06
11.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.92
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
3.36
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.97
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.703
0.703
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
530
40.42
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.92
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
5.95
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.602
1.602
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4940
35.45
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
36.99
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.42
40.42

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Fred Johnson

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.15
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4158
27
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
9
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Fred Johnson

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
385.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
42
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
557.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
85.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
85.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
11.82
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
85.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
85.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
28.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
42.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
71.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
3.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
128.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.67
4.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
42.86
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA