Bill Hoffer vs. Doc McMahon — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc McMahon
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc McMahon 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. Doc McMahon posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.556 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Doc McMahon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Doc McMahon

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.16
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.66
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.33
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
88.2
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.9
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.612
0.612
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.556
1.556
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4940
35.45
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.378
0.378
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Doc McMahon

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.15
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.68
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.86
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
2.71
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
2.53
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.203
2.203
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Doc McMahon

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
174.76
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
124.27
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
94.17
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55.15
53.54
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
88.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
165.05
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
172.82
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.595
0.595
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.535
0.535
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.77
58.03
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.93
111.84
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
120
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.77
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA