Bill Hoffer vs. Fred Sanford — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Sanford
Greatest GenerationUtahThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Sanford 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 4.45 and 1.558 for Fred Sanford. 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 Fred Sanford

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.98
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.22
40.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.76
59.76
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
4.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2232
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
744
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
768
9.29
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.29
9.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.81
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
391
4.73
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
3.45
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3306
39.99
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.33
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
4.9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.558
1.558
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2912
35.23
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.99
39.99

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Fred Sanford

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.15
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4158
27
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
9
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.055
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Fred Sanford

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165
388.24
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
255
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
229
538.82
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
39
91.76
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
29
68.24
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
20.39
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
21.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
10
23.53
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
11.14
26.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
51
120
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
51
120
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.434
0.434
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
22
51.76
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
10
23.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
31
72.94
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
8.94
21.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
12
28.24
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
157.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
3.81
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
32.94
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0