Bill Hoffer vs. Bob O'Brien — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bob O'Brien
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bob O'Brien 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. Bob O'Brien posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.333 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Bob O'Brien had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Bob O'Brien

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.79
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.21
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
37.93
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.86
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
34.29
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.93
37.93

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Bob O'Brien

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.86
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Bob O'Brien

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
763.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
9
490.91
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
5.41
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.15
-8.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
78
75.73
Bob O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bob O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA