Bill Hoffer vs. Willie Smith — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Willie Smith
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Bill Hoffer posted a stronger line than Willie Smith. Bill Hoffer posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.75 vs 6.31) and WHIP (1.424 vs 2.026). 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 Willie Smith

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
6.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.31
6.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
12.62
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.62
12.62
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.45
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
44.88
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.7
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
8.77
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.77
8.77
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.987
1.987
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4940
35.45
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
39.27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.88
44.88

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Willie Smith

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.22
22.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Willie Smith

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
540
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
5.34
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-19.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
78
75.73
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.77
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA