Bill Hoffer vs. Buck Marrow — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Buck Marrow
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Buck Marrow 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 5.06 and 1.615 for Buck Marrow. 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 Buck Marrow

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.52
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Buck Marrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.72
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.64
25.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Buck Marrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Buck Marrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
10.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.11
10.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Buck Marrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.81
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Buck Marrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
4.42
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.52
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Buck Marrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Buck Marrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.883
0.883
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Buck Marrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Buck Marrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.81
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Buck Marrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
460
41.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.44
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Buck Marrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
5.69
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.615
1.615
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4940
35.45
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
36.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Buck Marrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Buck Marrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.54
41.54

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Buck Marrow

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.15
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4158
27
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
9
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Buck Marrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Buck Marrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.88
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.795
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Buck Marrow

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
900
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
20.39
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
8.74
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
30.1
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Buck Marrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
17.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA
6
138.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Buck Marrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
2.88
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Buck Marrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
161.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA
3.71
3.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Buck Marrow
Career
Per 600 PA