Bill Hoffer vs. Howie Pollet — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Howie Pollet
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Howie Pollet 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. Howie Pollet posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.51 and WHIP 1.350 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Howie Pollet had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Howie Pollet

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
1.72
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.19
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
0.56
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.04
53.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.98
68.98
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
821
3.51
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6322
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2107.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2096
8.95
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.95
8.95
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.62
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
3.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
934
3.99
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.797
0.797
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8980
38.35
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.23
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
957
4.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8212
35.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.35
38.35

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Howie Pollet

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
15.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
717
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.68
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
1.86
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
14.91
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.75
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
2.71
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
18.75
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
2.53
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.98
95.98
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.186
1.186
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.21
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Howie Pollet

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
407
309.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
618
600
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
790
600
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
698
530.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
97.97
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
83.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
17
12.91
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.52
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
19
14.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
35.23
26.76
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
150
113.92
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
184
139.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0.459
0.459
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
54
41.01
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
48
36.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
102
77.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
35.8
27.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
41.77
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
159
120.76
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
4.97
4.97
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
28.1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
14
10.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA