Bill Hoffer vs. Ed Linke — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Linke
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ed Linke 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 5.61 and 1.695 for Ed Linke. 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 Ed Linke

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.41
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.44
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.83
35.83
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
5.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1347
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
449
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
555
11.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.12
11.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.56
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
4.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
3.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.806
0.806
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2066
41.41
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.88
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
6.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.695
1.695
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4940
35.45
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1855
37.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.41
41.41

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Ed Linke

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.15
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4158
27
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
9
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.858
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Ed Linke

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
122
408.94
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PA
179
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PA
156
522.91
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
124.27
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
137.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
94.17
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
107.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PA
6
20.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.35
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
30.1
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
30.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55.15
53.54
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20.33
68.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
165.05
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
184.36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
172.82
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
201.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.595
0.595
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.535
0.535
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
79.61
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
87.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
46.6
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
56.98
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
125.24
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
137.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.77
58.03
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22.5
75.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
63.69
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
80.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PA
7.46
7.46
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.41
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PA