Bill Hoffer vs. Kevin Kobel — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kevin Kobel
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kevin Kobel 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 3.88 and 1.368 for Kevin Kobel. 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 Kevin Kobel

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.34
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.62
34.62
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.65
55.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
3.88
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1428
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
9.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.09
9.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.93
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
2.87
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.34
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
3.88
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.78
1.78
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2014
38.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.42
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
4.42
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.36
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.81
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1809
34.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Kevin Kobel

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1428
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.46
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
2.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.93
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.33
95.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.65
55.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Kevin Kobel

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
793.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
87
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
73
503.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.489
0.489
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
13
89.66
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
75.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
2.56
17.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
15
103.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
14
96.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
4
27.59
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
4
27.59
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
8
55.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
14.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
179.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.35
3.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
89.66
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA