Bill Hoffer vs. Normie Roy — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Normie Roy
Silent GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Normie Roy 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 5.13 and 1.860 for Normie Roy. 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 Normie Roy

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.87
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.91
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.58
31.58
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.8
6.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
10.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.88
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.77
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.073
1.073
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
42.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
5.73
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4940
35.45
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
35.9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.08
42.08

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Normie Roy

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.15
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4158
27
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
9
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.737
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Normie Roy

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
542.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
18
514.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.476
0.476
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
14.95
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
142.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
16.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
5.25
5.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA