Bill Hoffer vs. Elmer Riddle — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Elmer Riddle
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Elmer Riddle 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. Elmer Riddle posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.4 and WHIP 1.400 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Elmer Riddle had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Elmer Riddle

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
1.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.56
55.56
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.26
65.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
3.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3069
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1023
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
8.57
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.52
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
4.03
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
3.01
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.782
0.782
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4406
38.76
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.35
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
3.85
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3929
34.57
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.76
38.76

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Elmer Riddle

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.15
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4158
27
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
9
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.73
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.226
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Elmer Riddle

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
300
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
382
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
339
532.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.535
0.535
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
69
108.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
58
91.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
10
15.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
11
17.28
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
19.75
31.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
82
128.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
88
138.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.488
0.488
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
30
47.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
28
43.98
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
57
89.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
20.93
32.87
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
19
29.84
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
108.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
5.54
5.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
37.7
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.85
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.57
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.57
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100