Bill Hoffer vs. Orval Overall — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Orval Overall
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Orval Overall 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. Orval Overall posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.23 and WHIP 1.161 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Orval Overall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Orval Overall

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.28
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
1.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
0.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.42
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.34
60.34
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.49
83.49
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.78
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
2.23
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4606
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1535.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1232
7.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
3.23
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
935
5.48
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.48
5.48
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.968
0.968
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.33
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.26
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6145
36.02
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
3.05
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.161
1.161
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5549
32.53
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.02
36.02

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Orval Overall

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
1.35
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
1.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4407
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1469
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.39
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
1.86
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
2.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
2.71
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
494
3.03
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
2.53
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
2.85
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.13
94.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.114
2.114
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.64
78.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orval Overall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Orval Overall

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
221
223.23
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Orval Overall
Career
Per 600 PA
594
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Orval Overall
Career
Per 600 PA
526
531.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Orval Overall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Orval Overall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Orval Overall
Career
Per 600 PA
94
94.95
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Orval Overall
Career
Per 600 PA
66
66.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Orval Overall
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Orval Overall
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Orval Overall
Career
Per 600 PA
28
28.28
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Orval Overall
Career
Per 600 PA
32.96
33.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Orval Overall
Career
Per 600 PA
132
133.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Orval Overall
Career
Per 600 PA
127
128.28
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Orval Overall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Orval Overall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Orval Overall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.478
0.478
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Orval Overall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Orval Overall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Orval Overall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Orval Overall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Orval Overall
Career
Per 600 PA
39
39.39
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Orval Overall
Career
Per 600 PA
46
46.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Orval Overall
Career
Per 600 PA
83
83.84
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Orval Overall
Career
Per 600 PA
31.39
31.7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Orval Overall
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Orval Overall
Career
Per 600 PA
29
29.29
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orval Overall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Orval Overall
Career
Per 600 PA
95
95.96
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Orval Overall
Career
Per 600 PA
6.25
6.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Orval Overall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Orval Overall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
35.35
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orval Overall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orval Overall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Orval Overall
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.04
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orval Overall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Orval Overall
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.04
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Orval Overall
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100