Bill Hoffer vs. Bugs Bennett — Career Comparison

Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bugs Bennett 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 6.68 and 2.109 for Bugs Bennett. 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 Bugs Bennett

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.34
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.34
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
6.68
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.68
6.68
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.76
7.76
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.62
6.62
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
11.23
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.23
11.23
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
7.75
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.75
7.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
2.25
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.34
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
44.91
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
8.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.109
2.109
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4940
35.45
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
36.62
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.91
44.91

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Bugs Bennett

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.15
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4158
27
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
9
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Bugs Bennett

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
124.27
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
94.17
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55.15
53.54
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
73
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
165.05
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
172.82
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.595
0.595
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.535
0.535
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.77
58.03
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.74
95.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
5.5
5.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.77
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA