Bill Hoffer vs. Alex Newkirk — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Alex Newkirk
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York Black YankeesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Alex Newkirk 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 5.38 and 1.602 for Alex Newkirk. 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 Alex Newkirk

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.89
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.41
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.72
51.72
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
5.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
457
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
152.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
11.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.41
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
3.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.729
0.729
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
40.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.59
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
6.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.83
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.77
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.595
1.595
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4940
35.45
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
617
36.45
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.71
40.71

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Alex Newkirk

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.76
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.88
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
461
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
153.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.86
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.28
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
2.71
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.69
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
2.53
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
3.51
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Alex Newkirk

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
347.37
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
76
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
544.74
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
124.27
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
157.89
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
94.17
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
142.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.89
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.89
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.79
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55.15
53.54
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.59
59.91
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
165.05
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
181.58
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
172.82
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
189.47
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.595
0.595
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.662
0.662
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.535
0.535
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
6
47.37
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
5
39.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
11
86.84
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.77
58.03
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9.41
74.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
4
31.58
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
78
75.73
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.68
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA