Bill Hoffer vs. Robert Shaw — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Robert Shaw
UnknownCuban X GiantsEastern Colored League (Independent)Starting Pitcher

Robert Shaw 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 7 and 2.000 for Robert Shaw. 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 Robert Shaw

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.16
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Robert Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
88.2
Robert Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.9
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Robert Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Robert Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Robert Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Robert Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Robert Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Robert Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Robert Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Robert Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Robert Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Robert Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Robert Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4940
35.45
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Robert Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Robert Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
47

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Robert Shaw

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.15
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Robert Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Robert Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Robert Shaw

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
174.76
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Robert Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
30.1
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Robert Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Robert Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Robert Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55.15
53.54
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
165.05
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
342.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Robert Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.595
0.595
Robert Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Robert Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.535
0.535
Robert Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
79.61
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
46.6
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
125.24
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.77
58.03
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
58.9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
78
75.73
Robert Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.77
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Robert Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA