Bill Hoffer vs. Al Mays — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Mays
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetropolitansAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Bill Hoffer and Al Mays are fairly close on the surface numbers. Bill Hoffer had the edge in ERA (3.75 vs 3.91). By the career numbers, Bill Hoffer had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Al Mays

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.16
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
1.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.32
37.32
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
88.2
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
98
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.9
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.99
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
543
3.91
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
3753
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1251
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1341
9.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
2.99
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.37
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.707
0.707
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.83
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.42
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5533
39.81
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
905
6.51
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.51
6.51
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.404
1.404
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4940
35.45
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5060
36.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.81
39.81

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Al Mays

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.15
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
1.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
3999
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.86
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.92
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.34
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
397
2.68
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
2.34
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.41
87.41
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.103
2.103
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Al Mays

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Al Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
174.76
Al Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
160
167.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Al Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
574
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Al Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
537
561.32
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Al Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Al Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.491
0.491
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Al Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
86
89.9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Al Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
55
57.49
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
21
20.39
Al Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
21.95
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Al Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.32
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
31
30.1
Al Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
32.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Al Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
32.87
34.36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Al Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
130
135.89
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Al Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
123
128.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Al Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Al Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Al Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.456
0.456
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Al Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Al Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Al Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Al Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
50
52.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
46.6
Al Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
48.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Al Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
93
97.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Al Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
27.53
28.78
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Al Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
Al Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
34.49
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
78
75.73
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
51.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
7.92
7.92
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.71
11.71
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.77
Al Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
10.68
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.54
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
10.68
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.54
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Al Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100