Bill Hoffer vs. Joe Lake — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Lake
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Lake 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. Joe Lake posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.85 and WHIP 1.260 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Joe Lake had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Joe Lake

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.95
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.42
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.79
40.79
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.85
69.85
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.85
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3954
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1318
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
9.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.08
9.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
2.27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
4.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.703
0.703
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
5443
37.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.36
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
4.57
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5091
34.76
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.17
37.17

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Joe Lake

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
2.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.99
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2235
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
745
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.51
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
1.86
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
5.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
2.71
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
6.68
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
2.53
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
6.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.86
91.86
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.203
2.203
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.553
2.553
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.21
41.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Joe Lake

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
247.62
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
504
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
491
584.52
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.509
0.509
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
101
120.24
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
78
92.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
14
16.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
6
7.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
23
27.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
30.52
36.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
136
161.9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
109
129.76
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.495
0.495
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
39
46.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
38
45.24
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
74
88.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
30.14
35.89
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
7
8.33
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
116
138.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
4.34
4.34
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.77
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.95
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.57
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.57
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100