Bill Hoffer vs. Denny Lemaster — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Denny Lemaster
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Denny Lemaster 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. Denny Lemaster posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.58 and WHIP 1.329 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Denny Lemaster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Denny Lemaster

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
1.8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
1.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.75
69.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.33
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
3.58
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5363
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1787.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1703
8.57
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.93
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
600
3.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.37
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1305
6.57
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.066
1.066
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.44
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7552
38.02
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
3.92
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.288
1.288
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6911
34.79
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.02
38.02

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Denny Lemaster

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
1.8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
1.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5364
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1788
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.39
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
1.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
1.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
1.56
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.98
95.98
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.868
0.868
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.75
69.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Denny Lemaster

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
335.74
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
618
600
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
638
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
552
519.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
72
67.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
60
56.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
7
6.58
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.94
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.76
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
12
11.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
18.48
17.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
93
87.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
105
98.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
25
23.51
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
36
33.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
57
53.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
7.24
6.81
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.94
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
32
30.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
192
180.56
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
3.32
3.32
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
44.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA