Bill Hoffer vs. Cliff Melton — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cliff Melton
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cliff Melton 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. Cliff Melton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.42 and WHIP 1.291 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Cliff Melton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Cliff Melton

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.68
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
1.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.81
51.81
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.81
65.81
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.42
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4361
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1446
8.95
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.95
8.95
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
2.67
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
660
4.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6159
38.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.33
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
4.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5706
35.33
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.13
38.13

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Cliff Melton

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.15
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4158
27
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
9
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.51
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.625
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Cliff Melton

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
302.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
540
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
469
521.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
77
85.56
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
71
78.89
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
14.8
16.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
85
94.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
97
107.78
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
28
31.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
32
35.56
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
60
66.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
11.46
12.73
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
20
22.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
108
120
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
56.67
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
10
11.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA