Bill Hoffer vs. Al Widmar — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Widmar
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Widmar 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 5.21 and 1.640 for Al Widmar. 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 Al Widmar

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.97
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.23
30.23
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.28
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
5.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1165
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
388.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
461
10.68
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.68
10.68
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.95
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
4.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.31
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.822
0.822
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.21
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1770
41.02
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.83
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
5.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4940
35.45
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1589
36.83
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.02
41.02

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Al Widmar

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.15
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4158
27
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
9
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.939
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Al Widmar

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
560.66
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
122
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
107
526.23
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
18
88.52
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
14
68.85
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
4
19.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
4
19.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
4.43
21.77
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
22
108.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
25
122.95
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
4
19.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
7
34.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
11
54.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
3.37
16.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.43
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
181.97
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
3.3
3.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
39.34
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA