Bill Hoffer vs. Milt Wilcox — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Milt Wilcox
Baby BoomersHawaiiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Milt Wilcox 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 4.07 and 1.402 for Milt Wilcox. 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 Milt Wilcox

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
1.76
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.26
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.29
51.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.83
71.83
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.33
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6050
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2016.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1991
8.89
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.89
8.89
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
0.91
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
770
3.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
5.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.946
0.946
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.23
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8635
38.54
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.24
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1013
4.52
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.26
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.76
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.369
1.369
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7652
34.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.54
38.54

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Milt Wilcox

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
1.76
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6048
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2016
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
0.54
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
1.59
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
2.26
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
479
2.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.66
94.66
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.216
1.216
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.08
72.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Milt Wilcox

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
397
3452.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
69
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
62
539.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.464
0.464
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
11
95.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
9
78.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
2.44
21.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
13
113.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
13
113.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.413
0.413
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
5
43.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
8
69.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
1.98
17.23
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
130.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
4.6
4.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
43.48
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA