Bill Hoffer vs. Admiral Walker — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Admiral Walker
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Admiral Walker 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 5.32 and 1.507 for Admiral Walker. 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 Admiral Walker

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.77
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.51
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.76
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
5.32
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
9.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.63
9.63
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.93
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.79
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.747
0.747
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.38
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
41.58
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.51
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
6.72
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.72
6.72
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.507
1.507
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
35.37
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.58
41.58

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Admiral Walker

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.75
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.86
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.87
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.33
73.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Admiral Walker

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
290.32
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
561.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
116.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
8.74
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
30.1
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55.15
53.54
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
57.68
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
165.05
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
232.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
135.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.595
0.595
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.535
0.535
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.565
0.565
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
46.6
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
77.42
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
116.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.77
58.03
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.02
58.41
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
78
75.73
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 600 PA