Bill Hoffer vs. Jerry Walker — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jerry Walker
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jerry 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 4.36 and 1.469 for Jerry 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 Jerry Walker

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
2.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.45
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.68
45.68
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.37
47.37
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
362
4.36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2241
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
747
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
8.84
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
4.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
3.93
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.893
0.893
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3263
39.31
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.59
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
4.78
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.439
1.439
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2897
34.9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.31
39.31

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Jerry Walker

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
2.29
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2241
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
747
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.52
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
1.6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
2.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
2.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.88
98.88
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.926
0.926
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.37
47.37
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Jerry Walker

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
472.39
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
268
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
252
564.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.578
0.578
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
124.27
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
129.85
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
94.17
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
107.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
13.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.96
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
22.39
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
19.29
43.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
165.05
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
170.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
66
147.76
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.555
0.555
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
24
53.73
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
46.6
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
47.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
41
91.79
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
20.48
45.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.24
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
15.67
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
114.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
5.25
5.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
15.67
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.24
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.72
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.24
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.24
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Jerry Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100