Bill Hoffer vs. Roy Sanders — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Sanders
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Sanders 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. Roy Sanders posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.75 and WHIP 1.265 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Roy Sanders had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Roy Sanders

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.59
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.85
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.37
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.18
41.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.33
53.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.37
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.75
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
510
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
7.78
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.03
0.03
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
3.6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.741
0.741
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.26
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
709
37.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.74
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
3.49
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
638
33.78
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Roy Sanders

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.15
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4158
27
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
9
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.92
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Roy Sanders

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
290.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
64
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
553.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
8
75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
6
56.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
8.74
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
2.31
21.62
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
12
112.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
11
103.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
7
65.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
46.6
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.88
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
12
112.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
14.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
3
28.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
84.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
7.11
7.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA