Bill Hoffer vs. Bob McClure — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bob McClure
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Bob McClure 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 4.35 and 1.448 for Bob McClure. 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 Bob McClure

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.98
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.58
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.85
53.85
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.95
55.95
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
4.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
2601
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
867
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
916
9.51
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
3.52
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
366
3.8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.813
0.813
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
3239
33.62
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.47
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
511
5.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.448
1.448
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
2772
28.78
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.373
0.373
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.62
33.62

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Bob McClure

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
2.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
2184
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
728
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.86
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
2.66
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
2.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.23
90.23
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.148
1.148
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.62
55.62
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Bob McClure

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PAverified
179
306.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
350
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PAverified
322
552
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
56
96
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
51
87.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
12.98
22.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
61
104.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
72
123.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0.402
0.402
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
30
51.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
21
36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
51
87.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
12.63
21.66
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
15
25.71
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
78
75.73
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
15.43
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
7.92
7.92
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.89
38.89
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.67
1.67
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
20.57
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.71
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.71
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100