Bill Hoffer vs. Ken Johnson — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Johnson
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ken 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 4.58 and 1.656 for Ken 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 Ken Johnson

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.95
45.95
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
4.58
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
808
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
269.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
8.39
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
6.52
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.52
6.52
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
4.91
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.53
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1217
40.67
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.67
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
5.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.656
1.656
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1013
33.85
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.67
40.67

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Ken Johnson

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.15
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4158
27
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
9
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.824
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Ken Johnson

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
723.91
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
92
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
580.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.498
0.498
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
19
123.91
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
94.17
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
104.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5.12
33.37
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
143.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
136.96
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.478
0.478
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
79.61
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
110.87
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
46.6
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
52.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
125.24
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
163.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5.31
34.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.04
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Ken Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
150
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.77
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Ken Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100