Bill Hoffer vs. Bob Smith — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bob Smith
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bob Smith 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 4.75 and 1.645 for Bob Smith. 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 Bob Smith

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.79
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.93
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.37
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.37
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
4.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
9.03
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.56
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
5.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
5.59
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.59
5.59
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.231
1.231
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.65
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
40.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.65
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
5.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.614
1.614
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
376
35.01
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Bob Smith

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.77
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.92
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.37
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.85
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Bob Smith

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
642.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
25
535.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
6.79
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
85.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.66
-14.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
385.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
1.56
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA