Bill Hoffer vs. Cal Koonce — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cal Koonce
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Cal Koonce 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 3.78 and 1.438 for Cal Koonce. 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 Cal Koonce

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
3.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.83
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.96
48.96
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.95
26.95
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
3.78
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2914
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
971.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
972
9.01
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.01
9.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.79
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
3.41
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
4.67
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.898
0.898
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.19
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4157
38.52
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.98
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
4.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3758
34.82
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Cal Koonce

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
3.1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.83
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2912
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
970.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.68
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
1.81
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
2.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
2.53
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.56
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.22
98.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.826
0.826
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.95
26.95
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Cal Koonce

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336
738.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
273
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
239
525.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
24
52.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
21
46.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.59
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.59
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
4.23
9.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
27
59.34
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
43
94.51
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
20
43.96
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
8
17.58
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
28
61.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.93
-6.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
37.36
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
99
217.58
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
2.76
2.76
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
30.77
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.79
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA