Bill Hoffer vs. Denny McLain — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Denny McLain
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star

Denny McLain 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. Denny McLain posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.39 and WHIP 1.176 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Denny McLain had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Denny McLain

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
1.34
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
1.26
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
0.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.01
59.01
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
88.2
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
3.39
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5658
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1886
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1646
7.85
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
1.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
2.62
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1282
6.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7719
36.84
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
3.71
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.163
1.163
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7108
33.92
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Denny McLain

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
1.34
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
1.26
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5657
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1885.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.68
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
1.01
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
1.81
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
366
1.75
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.57
96.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.307
1.307
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Denny McLain

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
241.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
618
600
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
709
600
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
616
521.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
82
69.39
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
74
62.62
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.23
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.69
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.85
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.77
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
14.76
12.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
94
79.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
107
90.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
32
27.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
31
26.23
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
62
52.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
25
21.16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
244
206.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
2.91
2.91
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
54.16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.39
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.85
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.85
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100