Bill Hoffer vs. William Ross — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
William Ross
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

William 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 1.440 for William 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 William Ross

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.56
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.49
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.93
69.93
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.59
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
4.94
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2468
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
822.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
929
10.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
2.8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
3.31
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.33
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2975
32.55
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
531
5.81
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.98
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2599
28.43
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.397
0.397
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.55
32.55

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and William Ross

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
1.9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.32
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2135
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
711.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.86
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
2.48
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
2.71
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
2.76
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
2.53
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
2.67
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.79
96.79
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.407
1.407
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.33
69.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and William Ross

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
157
247.24
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
381
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
337
530.71
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.705
0.705
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
124.27
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
146.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
94.17
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
119.69
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
12
18.9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.72
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
17
26.77
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55.15
53.54
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40.4
63.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
165.05
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
117
184.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
172.82
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
121
190.55
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.595
0.595
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.679
0.679
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.535
0.535
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.598
0.598
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
35
55.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
46.6
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
56.69
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
69
108.66
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.77
58.03
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46.97
73.97
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.72
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
39.37
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
78
75.73
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.72
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
7.92
7.92
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
127
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.33
8.33
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
25.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.57
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.57
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100