Bill Hoffer vs. Urban Shocker — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Urban Shocker
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Urban Shocker 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. Urban Shocker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.17 and WHIP 1.255 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Urban Shocker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Urban Shocker

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
1.38
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
0.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.39
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.51
61.51
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.94
76.94
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
0.67
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
945
3.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8045
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2681.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2709
9.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.09
9.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.42
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
2.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
983
3.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11140
37.39
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.23
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1127
3.78
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10446
35.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.39
37.39

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Urban Shocker

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.15
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
412
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4158
27
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
9
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
599
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
769
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
754
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Urban Shocker

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412
236.33
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
618
600
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1046
600
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
798
457.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
95.79
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
80.31
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
13.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.72
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 600 PA
27
15.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78.91
45.26
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
114.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
178
172.82
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
317
181.84
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.584
0.584
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.535
0.535
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.552
0.552
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
51.05
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
40.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
90.63
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93.2
53.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 600 PA
11
6.31
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
79.73
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 600 PA
211
121.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 600 PA
4.96
4.96
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
56.21
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.57
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Urban Shocker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.72
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Urban Shocker
Career
Per 600 PA
25
25