Bill Hoffer vs. Donald Troy — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Donald Troy
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore Elite GiantsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Donald Troy 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. Donald Troy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.1 and WHIP 1.264 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Donald Troy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Donald Troy

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.93
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.62
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.29
64.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.62
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
7.34
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.34
7.34
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
4.03
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.66
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.966
0.966
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.62
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.52
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
39.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
4.03
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.62
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.264
1.264
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
33.93
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.1
39.1

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Donald Troy

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.45
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.93
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.86
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
2.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.28
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.571
1.571
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donald Troy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Donald Troy

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
233.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA
30
500
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
8.74
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.9
15.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
5.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
78
75.73
Donald Troy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Donald Troy
Career
Per 600 PA