Bill Hoffer vs. Bobby Shantz — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bobby Shantz
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveMVPAll-Star

Bobby Shantz 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. Bobby Shantz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.287 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Bobby Shantz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Bobby Shantz

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
2.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
0.8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.59
54.59
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.84
31.84
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.36
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
3.38
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5807
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1935.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1795
8.35
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
0.7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
2.99
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1072
4.98
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.886
0.886
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8045
37.41
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.89
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
817
3.8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7361
34.23
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.41
37.41

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Bobby Shantz

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
4.82
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3011
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1003.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.68
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.57
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
1.86
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
4.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
2.71
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
5.91
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
2.53
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
5.77
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.57
97.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.195
1.195
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.45
12.45
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.43
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Bobby Shantz

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
578
537.67
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
618
600
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
645
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
548
509.77
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.566
0.566
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
107
99.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
84
78.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
20
18.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.86
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.93
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
23
21.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
37.69
35.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
134
124.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
159
147.91
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.509
0.509
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
60
55.81
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
46
42.79
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
105
97.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
40.25
37.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.65
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
43.72
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
96
89.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
6.72
6.72
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
40.93
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.93
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.72
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.79
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60