Bill Hoffer vs. Charlie Root — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie Root
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charlie Root 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. Charlie Root posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.59 and WHIP 1.295 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Charlie Root had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Charlie Root

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
632
1.78
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
0.96
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
0.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.68
55.68
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.96
53.96
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1274
3.59
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9592
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3197.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3252
9.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.15
9.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
0.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
2.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1459
4.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.734
0.734
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13529
38.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.52
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1467
4.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12561
35.36
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Charlie Root

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.15
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4158
27
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.56
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Charlie Root

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
632
318.39
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
618
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1191
600
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1086
547.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.518
0.518
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
98.74
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
66.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
21
20.39
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
23.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.53
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.54
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
31
30.1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
32.24
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66.6
33.55
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
145.59
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
124.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.483
0.483
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
43.32
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
48
46.6
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
46.85
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
84.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
56.6
28.51
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.53
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
22.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
329
165.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
3.62
3.62
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
27.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100