Bill Hoffer vs. Farmer Ray — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Farmer Ray
Lost GenerationColoradoThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Farmer Ray 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. Farmer Ray posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.58 and WHIP 1.386 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Farmer Ray had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Farmer Ray

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.34
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.19
76.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.58
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
422
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
140.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.34
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.34
9.34
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
2.25
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.24
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.612
0.612
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.597
0.597
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.45
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
36.34
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.19
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
4.93
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.93
4.93
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.386
1.386
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
512
32.76
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.34
36.34

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Farmer Ray

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.34
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.86
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.32
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
2.71
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
2.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.37
88.37
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.81
1.81
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.19
76.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Farmer Ray

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
262.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
48
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
40
500
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
7
87.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
7
87.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
2.03
25.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
7
87.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
12
150
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
37.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
4
50
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
2.48
31.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
62.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Farmer Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
162.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
3.69
3.69
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
37.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Farmer Ray
Career
Per 600 PA