Bill Hoffer vs. Lou Kretlow — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lou Kretlow
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lou Kretlow 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 4.87 and 1.664 for Lou Kretlow. 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 Lou Kretlow

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
2.28
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.49
36.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.26
52.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
425
4.87
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2356
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
785.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
8.95
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.95
8.95
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
522
5.98
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
5.16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.238
1.238
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.29
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3586
41.1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.49
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
479
5.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.659
1.659
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3054
35
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
41.1

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Lou Kretlow

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
5.52
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
324.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.86
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.69
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
2.71
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
4.66
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
2.53
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
4.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.45
93.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.789
0.789
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.61
22.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Lou Kretlow

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
446.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
269
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
237
528.62
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
27
60.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
25
55.76
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
4.98
11.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
29
64.68
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
43
95.91
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
7
15.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
12
26.77
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
19
42.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.85
-1.9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
35.69
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
118
263.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
2.28
2.28
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
35.69
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.23
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA