Bill Hoffer vs. Cactus Keck — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cactus Keck
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Cactus Keck 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. Cactus Keck posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.51 and WHIP 1.298 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Cactus Keck had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Cactus Keck

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
2.56
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.87
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.45
45.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.87
33.87
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
3.51
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
654
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
9.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.52
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
2.25
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.78
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.78
1.78
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.612
0.612
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.477
0.477
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.33
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
925
38.19
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
4.95
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.298
1.298
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
856
35.34
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.19
38.19

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Cactus Keck

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.15
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4158
27
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
9
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Cactus Keck

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
531.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
70
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
61
522.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.401
0.401
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
8
68.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
7
60
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
1.7
14.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
9
77.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
13
111.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
4
34.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
5.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.29
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
248.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
2.41
2.41
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.29
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cactus Keck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Cactus Keck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0