Bill Hoffer vs. Albert Overton — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Albert Overton
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightNorth AmericaLittle Rock GraysNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Albert Overton 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 4.68 and 1.592 for Albert Overton. 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 Albert Overton

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.83
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
4.68
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
11.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.02
11.02
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
3.31
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.48
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.643
0.643
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
42.7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.83
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
7.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.83
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.592
1.592
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4940
35.45
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
38.02
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.7
42.7

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Albert Overton

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.32
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.86
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.32
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
2.71
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.59
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
2.53
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.95
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.35
82.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.273
1.273
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Albert Overton

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
378.95
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
568.42
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
94.17
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
19.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
126.32
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
46.6
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
19.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
78
75.73
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.77
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA