Bill Hoffer vs. Dickey Kerr — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dickey Kerr
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dickey Kerr 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 3.84 and 1.388 for Dickey Kerr. 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 Dickey Kerr

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.93
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Dickey Kerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.92
60.92
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Dickey Kerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Dickey Kerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
3.84
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Dickey Kerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Dickey Kerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2434
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
811.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Dickey Kerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
876
9.72
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Dickey Kerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
2.77
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Dickey Kerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.61
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Dickey Kerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.612
0.612
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.598
0.598
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Dickey Kerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Dickey Kerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3443
38.19
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Dickey Kerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Dickey Kerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
4.43
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Dickey Kerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Dickey Kerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.388
1.388
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3175
35.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Dickey Kerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.19
38.19

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Dickey Kerr

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.15
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4158
27
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
9
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Dickey Kerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Dickey Kerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.32
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.893
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Dickey Kerr

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
264.81
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 600 PA
324
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 600 PA
275
509.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.629
0.629
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 600 PA
60
111.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 600 PA
47
87.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 600 PA
8
14.81
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
8.74
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 600 PA
13
24.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 600 PA
25.5
47.23
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 600 PA
78
144.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 600 PA
90
166.67
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Dickey Kerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.579
0.579
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.516
0.516
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 600 PA
40
74.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 600 PA
21
38.89
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 600 PA
61
112.96
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 600 PA
28.5
52.78
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
51.85
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
78
75.73
Dickey Kerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
48.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
7.92
7.92
Dickey Kerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.46
12.46
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Dickey Kerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.08
1.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Dickey Kerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.19
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.41
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dickey Kerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
10.68
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dickey Kerr
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67