Bill Hoffer vs. Ben Shields — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ben Shields
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Bill Hoffer posted a stronger line than Ben Shields. Bill Hoffer posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.75 vs 8.27) and WHIP (1.424 vs 1.984). By the career numbers, Bill Hoffer had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Ben Shields

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.83
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.66
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.87
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.33
Ben Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Ben Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Ben Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
8.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.27
8.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.29
7.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Ben Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
11.98
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.98
11.98
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Ben Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Ben Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
5.88
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
2.25
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.96
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Ben Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.871
0.871
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Ben Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Ben Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.44
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ben Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
43.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.52
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Ben Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
8.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.49
8.49
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.984
1.984
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4940
35.45
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
36.8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Ben Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Ben Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.11
43.11

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Ben Shields

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.15
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4158
27
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
9
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Ben Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Ben Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.692
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Ben Shields

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
3.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.67
-30.77
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Ben Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
184.62
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.77
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA