Bill Hoffer vs. Rick Ownbey — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rick Ownbey
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rick Ownbey 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 4.11 and 1.616 for Rick Ownbey. 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 Rick Ownbey

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.39
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Rick Ownbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.68
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.72
48.72
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Rick Ownbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
4.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Rick Ownbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
440
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
146.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Rick Ownbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
8.9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Rick Ownbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Rick Ownbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Rick Ownbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
5.58
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
5.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Rick Ownbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Rick Ownbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Rick Ownbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.186
1.186
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Rick Ownbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Rick Ownbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
40.32
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.43
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Rick Ownbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
4.6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Rick Ownbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ownbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.68
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.609
1.609
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
547
33.57
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Rick Ownbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Rick Ownbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.32
40.32

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Rick Ownbey

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.39
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ownbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
440
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
146.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Rick Ownbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.84
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.641
0.641
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ownbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.72
48.72
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Rick Ownbey

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
586.36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 600 PA
35
477.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.409
0.409
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 600 PA
4
54.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 600 PA
4
54.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.65
8.81
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 600 PA
4
54.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 600 PA
6
81.82
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
79.61
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
81.82
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 600 PA
7
95.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Rick Ownbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
122.73
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 600 PA
4.89
4.89
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
95.45
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rick Ownbey
Career
Per 600 PA