Bill Hoffer vs. Stan Spencer — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Stan Spencer
Gen XWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Stan Spencer 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 5.54 and 1.390 for Stan Spencer. 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 Stan Spencer

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.59
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.68
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
88.2
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.3
91.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
5.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
118.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
9.78
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.58
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
8.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.188
1.188
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
515
39.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
6.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.374
1.374
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4940
35.45
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
35.65
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.06
39.06

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Stan Spencer

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.74
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.59
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
118.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.68
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.68
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.21
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.696
0.696
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.3
91.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Stan Spencer

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
378.95
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
31
489.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.513
0.513
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
78.95
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
20.39
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
30.1
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
1.18
18.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
110.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
94.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.413
0.413
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
10.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
15.53
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
205.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.92
2.92
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA