Bill Hoffer vs. Herb Kelly — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Herb Kelly
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Herb Kelly 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. Herb Kelly posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.95 and WHIP 1.227 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Herb Kelly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Herb Kelly

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.95
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
8.35
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.7
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.95
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.627
0.627
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
37.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.47
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.91
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.227
1.227
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
34.61
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Herb Kelly

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.15
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4158
27
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
9
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Herb Kelly

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
124.27
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
94.17
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
8.74
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
30.1
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55.15
53.54
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
68.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
165.05
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
272.73
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
163.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.595
0.595
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.535
0.535
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
79.61
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.77
58.03
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
80.72
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
272.73
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.77
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA