Bill Hoffer vs. Ollie West — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ollie West
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ollie West 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 5.02 and 1.500 for Ollie West. 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 Ollie West

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.89
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.98
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.85
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.72
51.72
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
5.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
9.72
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
3.78
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.33
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
41.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.72
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.65
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4940
35.45
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
36
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.09
41.09

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Ollie West

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.91
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.86
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.43
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
2.71
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
2.53
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.68
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.67
97.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Ollie West

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
305.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA
59
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
569.49
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
124.27
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
152.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
94.17
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
142.37
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA
5.23
53.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
165.05
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
183.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
172.82
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
172.88
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.595
0.595
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.488
0.488
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA
5
50.85
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
46.6
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
61.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA
10
101.69
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.77
58.03
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.43
65.37
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.34
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
78
75.73
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA