Bill Hoffer vs. Leroy Matlock — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Leroy Matlock
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Leroy Matlock 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 3.93 and 1.312 for Leroy Matlock. 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 Leroy Matlock

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.61
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.33
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.63
64.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.17
74.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
3.93
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2340
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
780
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
793
9.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.15
9.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
2.65
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
4.6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.806
0.806
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3312
38.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
4.8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.78
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.81
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3006
34.68
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Leroy Matlock

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.43
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2939
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
979.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.68
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.86
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.03
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
2.71
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
3.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
2.53
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
3.24
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.203
2.203
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.263
2.263
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.87
69.87
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Leroy Matlock

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
161
222.58
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
434
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
375
518.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.624
0.624
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
83
114.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
67
92.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
11
15.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.76
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
16
22.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
34.15
47.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
107
147.93
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
117
161.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.571
0.571
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.503
0.503
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
79.61
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
80.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
46.6
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.92
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
125.24
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
129.95
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
38.48
53.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.62
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
78
75.73
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
7.92
7.92
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144.67
144.67
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
34.56
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.29
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.29
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100