Bill Hoffer vs. Casey Patten — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Casey Patten
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Casey Patten 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. Casey Patten posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.36 and WHIP 1.315 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Casey Patten had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Casey Patten

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.04
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.56
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.3
45.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.15
88.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.9
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
0.9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
770
3.36
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6187
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2062.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2154
9.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.4
9.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
2.43
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
757
3.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.637
0.637
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.32
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8622
37.63
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1079
4.71
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7991
34.87
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.63
37.63

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Casey Patten

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.61
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6228
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2076
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
0.65
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
1.86
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
568
2.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
2.71
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
771
3.34
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
2.53
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
717
3.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
93
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.203
2.203
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.626
2.626
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.28
51.28
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Casey Patten

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
202.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
618
600
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
810
600
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
743
550.37
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
94
69.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
85
62.96
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.48
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
9
6.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
20.78
15.39
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
109
80.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
135
100
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
44
32.59
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
34
25.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
76
56.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
5.69
4.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
9
6.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
32
23.7
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
204
151.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
3.97
3.97
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
19.26
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100