Bill Hoffer vs. Robin Roberts — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Robin Roberts
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

Robin Roberts 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. Robin Roberts posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.41 and WHIP 1.184 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Robin Roberts had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Robin Roberts

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
1.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
1.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
0.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
0.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.86
53.86
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
88.2
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.09
90.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
0.59
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1774
3.41
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14066
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4688.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4582
8.8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
505
0.97
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
1.73
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2357
4.52
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.695
0.695
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19174
36.8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1962
3.77
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18218
34.97
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.8
36.8

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Robin Roberts

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
2.02
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9058
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3019.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.68
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
0.94
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
1.79
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
2.71
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
2.83
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
2.53
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.73
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.73
96.73
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.357
1.357
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.47
59.47
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Robin Roberts

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
688
231.65
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
618
600
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1782
600
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1525
513.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.522
0.522
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
85.86
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
62.29
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
18.52
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
3.37
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.68
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
23.57
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83.71
28.19
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
345
116.16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
398
134.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.464
0.464
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
36.03
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
34.68
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
69.02
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73.98
24.91
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.69
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
45.45
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
372
125.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
4.79
4.79
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
36.36
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
37
12.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.01
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.34
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
75
75