Bill Hoffer vs. Ken Raffensberger — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Raffensberger
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Raffensberger 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. Ken Raffensberger posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.6 and WHIP 1.258 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Ken Raffensberger had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Ken Raffensberger

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.66
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
1.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.59
43.59
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.21
71.21
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.56
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
860
3.6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6455
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2151.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2257
9.44
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
0.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
1.88
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
3.37
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.612
0.612
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.583
0.583
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9051
37.86
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.28
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
993
4.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.258
1.258
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4940
35.45
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8583
35.9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Ken Raffensberger

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
344.9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.87
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.68
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
61.84
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
1.86
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
291.77
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
14.81
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
2.71
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
368.42
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
2.53
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
353.61
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.98
95.98
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.025
1.025
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
14.81
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Ken Raffensberger

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
397
305.78
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
618
600
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
779
600
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
688
529.91
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
97
74.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
77
59.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
16
12.32
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
20
15.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
20.69
15.93
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
125
96.28
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
118
90.89
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
38
29.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
31
23.88
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
65
50.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
3.93
3.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.77
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
20
15.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
280
215.66
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
2.78
2.78
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
53.92
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.77
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0