Bill Hoffer vs. Robert Keys — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Robert Keys
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Robert Keys 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 4.8 and 1.593 for Robert Keys. 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 Robert Keys

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.73
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.29
35.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.19
76.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.73
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
4.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
10.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.4
10.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
3.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.785
0.785
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
41.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
6.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.87
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.578
1.578
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4940
35.45
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
36.73
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.6
41.6

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Robert Keys

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.86
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.47
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
2.71
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
2.53
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.905
1.905
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.19
76.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Robert Keys

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
283.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
554.72
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
8
90.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
8.74
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
2.49
28.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
11
124.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
11
124.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0.436
0.436
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
26.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
78
75.73
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA