Bill Hoffer vs. Denny Stark — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Denny Stark
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Denny Stark 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 5.81 and 1.679 for Denny Stark. 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 Denny Stark

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.51
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.72
51.72
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.53
57.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
5.81
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
795
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
10.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.29
10.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
4.52
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
4.31
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.981
0.981
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1223
41.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.31
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
6.83
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.83
6.83
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.58
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.645
1.645
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4940
35.45
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1057
35.9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.54
41.54

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Denny Stark

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.48
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
795
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.02
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.56
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.87
97.87
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.53
57.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Denny Stark

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
541.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
82
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
71
519.51
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.409
0.409
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
7
51.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.95
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
20.39
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.95
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
4
29.27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
19.56
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
13
95.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
12
87.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
5
36.59
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
46.6
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
58.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
12
87.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.08
-0.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.59
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
204.88
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
2.93
2.93
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
29.27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.32
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA