Bill Hoffer vs. Fred Smith — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Smith
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred 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. Fred Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.85 and WHIP 1.336 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Fred Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Fred Smith

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.95
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.85
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
9.49
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.49
9.49
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.53
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
2.25
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.612
0.612
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.504
0.504
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.42
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
37.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.95
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
4.64
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.336
1.336
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
34.59
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Fred Smith

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.91
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.95
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.86
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.65
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
2.71
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
2.53
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.28
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.94
93.94
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.722
1.722
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Fred Smith

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
372.41
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
579.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
7.87
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.67
-13.91
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
165.52
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3.63
3.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
10.68
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
10.68
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100