Bill Hoffer vs. Henry McHenry — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Henry McHenry
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Henry McHenry 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 4.12 and 1.346 for Henry McHenry. 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 Henry McHenry

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.51
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
1.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.58
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.47
55.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
508
4.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3331
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1110.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1136
9.21
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.21
9.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.89
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
5.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.883
0.883
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4794
38.86
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
617
5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.79
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.77
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4319
35.01
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.86
38.86

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Henry McHenry

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
1.53
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3618
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1206
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.86
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
2.56
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
326
2.43
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.04
95.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.37
65.37
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Henry McHenry

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
262.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 600 PA
553
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 600 PA
496
538.16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.694
0.694
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
124.27
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
125.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 600 PA
81
87.88
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 600 PA
15
16.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
19.53
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
31
30.1
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
37.97
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
55.15
53.54
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.75
64.82
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
170
165.05
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
205.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 600 PA
159
172.51
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.595
0.595
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.535
0.535
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 600 PA
53
57.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
48
46.6
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
80.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 600 PA
109
118.26
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
59.77
58.03
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.99
68.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
43.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
78
75.73
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
13.02
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
7.92
7.92
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.08
46.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.19
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 600 PA