Bill Hoffer vs. Bill Lucas — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Lucas
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftNorth AmericaHarrisburg GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Lucas 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 Lucas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.43 and WHIP 1.297 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Bill Lucas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Bill Lucas

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.83
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.66
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.69
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.5
62.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.9
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.92
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.43
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.86
85.86
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
8.92
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.92
8.92
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.75
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
2.25
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.612
0.612
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.483
0.483
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.89
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.297
1.297
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Bill Lucas

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
72
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Bill Lucas

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
320
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
560
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.783
0.783
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
124.27
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
200
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
94.17
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
200
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55.15
53.54
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.87
74.91
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
165.05
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
200
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
172.82
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
200
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.595
0.595
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.535
0.535
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.77
58.03
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.36
94.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
78
75.73
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
10.68
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
10.68
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100