Bill Hoffer vs. Mel Stottlemyre — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mel Stottlemyre
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mel Stottlemyre 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. Mel Stottlemyre posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.97 and WHIP 1.247 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Mel Stottlemyre had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Mel Stottlemyre

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
1.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
0.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.13
54.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
88.2
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.89
98.89
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
0.51
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
878
2.97
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7984
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2661.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2435
8.23
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
0.58
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
809
2.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1257
4.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.776
0.776
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.19
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10972
37.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1003
3.39
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.219
1.219
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10048
33.98
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.1
37.1

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Mel Stottlemyre

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
1.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7985
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2661.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.68
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
0.82
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
1.86
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
570
1.93
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
2.71
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
2.83
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
2.53
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
812
2.75
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.9
96.9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.203
2.203
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.256
2.256
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.89
98.89
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Mel Stottlemyre

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
366
259.57
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
618
600
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
846
600
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
749
531.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.483
0.483
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
120
85.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
93
65.96
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
14
9.93
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.26
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.96
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
27
19.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
37.04
26.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
167
118.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
171
121.28
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.436
0.436
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
54
38.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
40.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
104
73.76
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
27.56
19.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.84
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
33.33
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
270
191.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
3.13
3.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
29.79
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.84
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
14
9.93
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.42
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.42
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0