Bill Hoffer vs. Warren Spahn — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Warren Spahn
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Warren Spahn 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. Warren Spahn posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.09 and WHIP 1.206 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Warren Spahn had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Warren Spahn

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
1.29
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
1.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
363
0.62
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
0.42
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.7
59.7
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
88.2
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.67
88.67
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
0.66
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1798
3.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15731
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5243.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4830
8.29
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
434
0.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1434
2.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2583
4.43
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.766
0.766
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21547
36.98
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2016
3.46
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20071
34.45
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Warren Spahn

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
2.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
1.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9282
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3094
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
0.65
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
1.86
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
2.91
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
2.71
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1279
3.72
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
2.53
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1221
3.55
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.47
95.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.628
1.628
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.93
52.93
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.24
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Warren Spahn

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
783
228.61
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
618
600
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2055
600
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1872
546.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.553
0.553
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
363
105.99
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
265
77.37
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
16.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.75
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
10.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
28.61
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134.33
39.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
537
156.79
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
464
135.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
41.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
48
46.6
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
55.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
86.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123.31
36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.04
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
27.45
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
487
142.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
4.22
4.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
19.85
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
23
6.72
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.58
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67