Bill Hoffer vs. Fred Talbot — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Talbot
Silent GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Talbot 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 4.12 and 1.416 for Fred Talbot. 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 Fred Talbot

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
2.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.59
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.43
40.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.62
64.62
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
391
4.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
2561
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
853.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
844
8.9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
3.52
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
4.73
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.917
0.917
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.23
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.28
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
3677
38.77
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
4.54
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
3316
34.96
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.77
38.77

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Fred Talbot

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
2.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
2562
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
854
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.68
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.73
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
1.51
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
2.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
2.23
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.087
1.087
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.62
64.62
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Fred Talbot

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
431.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
288
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
241
502.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.579
0.579
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
42
87.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
30
62.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
12
25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
18.62
38.79
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
64
133.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
68
141.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.453
0.453
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
24
50
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
46.6
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
60.42
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
49
102.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
17.55
36.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
50
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
90
187.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
3.2
3.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
43.75
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100