Bill Hoffer vs. Hank McDonald — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hank McDonald
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Hank McDonald 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 5.87 and 1.688 for Hank McDonald. 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 Hank McDonald

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
3.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
5.87
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
10.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.15
10.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.04
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.94
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.64
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
41.94
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.96
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
7.28
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.28
7.28
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.688
1.688
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4940
35.45
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
36.64
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.94
41.94

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Hank McDonald

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.15
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4158
27
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
9
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Hank McDonald

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
654.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
39
531.82
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
4
54.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
4
54.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.94
12.78
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
4
54.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
9
122.73
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40.91
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40.91
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
4.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
68.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Hank McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
190.91
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.77
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Hank McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA