Bill Hoffer vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Strong
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Joe Strong 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 4.13 and 1.450 for Joe Strong. 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 Joe Strong

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.52
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.68
51.68
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.09
68.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
606
4.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3961
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1320.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1435
9.78
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
479
3.27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
540
3.68
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.772
0.772
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.28
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5178
35.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
759
5.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
1.21
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4480
30.54
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.3
35.3

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Joe Strong

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
1.69
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4883
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.63
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
1.84
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
2.62
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447
2.47
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.5
94.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.461
1.461
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.3
68.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Joe Strong

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
332
241.16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
618
600
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
826
600
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
715
519.37
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
128
124.27
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
134.38
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
92.98
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
21
20.39
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
28.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.99
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
31
30.1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
41.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
55.15
53.54
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99.62
72.36
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
170
165.05
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
196.85
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
178
172.82
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
197.58
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.595
0.595
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.535
0.535
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
74.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
48
46.6
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
71.91
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
129
125.24
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
138.01
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
59.77
58.03
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107.17
77.85
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.63
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
59.56
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
78
75.73
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
7.92
7.92
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
118
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.71
11.71
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
17.43
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.91
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.91
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100