Bill Hoffer vs. Milt Watson — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Milt Watson
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Milt Watson 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. Milt Watson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.57 and WHIP 1.354 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Milt Watson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Milt Watson

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.91
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.45
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.18
41.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.33
53.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
3.57
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
9.23
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.23
9.23
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.95
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.612
0.612
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.594
0.594
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.36
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1803
38.27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.51
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
4.37
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1647
34.96
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Milt Watson

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.15
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4158
27
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
9
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.511
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Milt Watson

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
380.28
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
142
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
139
587.32
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
67.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
63.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.23
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.23
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
8.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
71.83
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
71.83
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
21.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.68
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
33.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.87
-12.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.23
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
156.34
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.84
3.84
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.45
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA