Bill Hoffer vs. Buck Ross — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Buck Ross
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Buck Ross 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. Bill Hoffer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.75 and WHIP 1.424 compared to 4.94 and 1.551 for Buck Ross. By the career numbers, Bill Hoffer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Buck Ross

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.56
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
1.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.37
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.09
37.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.79
76.79
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
4.94
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4096
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1365.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1545
10.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.18
10.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
0.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
3.78
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
2.37
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.683
0.683
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.24
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6141
40.48
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
882
5.81
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.551
1.551
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4940
35.45
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5561
36.66
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.48
40.48

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Buck Ross

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.15
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4158
27
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
9
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
270
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.084
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Buck Ross

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
284.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
500
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
448
537.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
69
82.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
55
66
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
11
13.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
14
16.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
17.46
20.96
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
89
106.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
91
109.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
24
28.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
27
32.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
48
57.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
10.18
12.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
20
24
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
141
169.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
3.55
3.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
36
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
8
9.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA