Bill Hoffer vs. Preacher Roe — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Preacher Roe
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Preacher Roe 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. Preacher Roe posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.43 and WHIP 1.259 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Preacher Roe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Preacher Roe

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
1.57
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.23
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
0.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.39
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.19
60.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.38
78.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.47
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
730
3.43
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5743
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1914.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1907
8.97
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.97
8.97
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
0.94
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
2.37
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
956
4.49
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.763
0.763
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7904
37.16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
799
3.76
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7383
34.71
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Preacher Roe

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
47.57
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.68
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
12.86
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
1.86
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
42.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
2.71
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
56.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
2.53
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
55
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.47
97.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.156
1.156
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.71
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Preacher Roe

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
333
277.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
618
600
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
721
600
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
620
515.95
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
68
56.59
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
64
53.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.83
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
11.64
9.69
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
74
61.58
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
106
88.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
37
30.79
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
28
23.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
64
53.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.64
-3.87
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
31.62
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
215
178.92
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
3.35
3.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Preacher Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
52.43
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.83
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Preacher Roe
Career
Per 600 PA