Bill Hoffer vs. Bill Sherdel — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Sherdel
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Sherdel 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 Sherdel posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.72 and WHIP 1.358 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Bill Sherdel had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Bill Sherdel

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
1.71
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
0.9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
0.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.05
53.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.92
52.92
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
0.53
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
3.72
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8128
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2709.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3018
10.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.03
10.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
2.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
2.79
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.612
0.612
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.554
0.554
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11604
38.55
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1326
4.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4940
35.45
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10889
36.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Bill Sherdel

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.15
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4158
27
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
9
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
540
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
651
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.203
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Bill Sherdel

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
549
308.43
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
618
600
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1068
600
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
960
539.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
120.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
92.7
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
19.66
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.81
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
27.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81.87
45.99
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
286
160.67
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
278
156.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.569
0.569
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
53.93
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
48
46.6
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
48.31
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
97.19
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89.37
50.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.56
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
35.39
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
75.73
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
53.93
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
7.92
7.92
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.13
11.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
24.72
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.69
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67