Bill Hoffer vs. Ray Prim — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ray Prim
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ray Prim 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. Ray Prim posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.56 and WHIP 1.285 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Ray Prim had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Ray Prim

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.97
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.87
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.56
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.16
51.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.31
29.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
3.56
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
1053
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
351
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
9.72
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.85
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
4.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.664
0.664
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
1493
38.28
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
4.36
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.285
1.285
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4940
35.45
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1420
36.41
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.28
38.28

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Ray Prim

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.15
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4158
27
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
9
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.94
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.819
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Ray Prim

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PAverified
117
605.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
116
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
100
517.24
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0.483
0.483
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
18
93.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
18
93.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
4.4
22.78
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
18
93.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
26
134.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
8
41.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
4
20.69
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
12
62.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
5.25
27.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.38
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
87.93
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
6.82
6.82
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.38
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA