Bill Hoffer vs. Nels Potter — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Nels Potter
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Nels Potter 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 3.99 and 1.366 for Nels Potter. 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 Nels Potter

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
1.86
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.94
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.52
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.68
48.68
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.72
50.72
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
748
3.99
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5058
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1686
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1721
9.19
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.19
9.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.66
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
3.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
747
3.99
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.788
0.788
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.21
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7248
38.69
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
4.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.366
1.366
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4940
35.45
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6645
35.47
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Nels Potter

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.15
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4158
27
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
9
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.161
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Nels Potter

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
352
337.38
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
618
600
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
626
600
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
562
538.66
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.564
0.564
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
128
122.68
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
97
94.17
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
108.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
15
14.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
15
14.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
35.96
34.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
143
137.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
164
157.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.529
0.529
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
25
23.96
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
37
35.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
62
59.42
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
42.78
41
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.96
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
33.55
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
78
75.73
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
47.92
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
7.92
7.92
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.52
12.52
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
26.84
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
13.42
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA