Bill Hoffer vs. Lefty Williams — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Williams
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Lefty Williams 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 4.41 and 1.319 for Lefty Williams. 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 Lefty Williams

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.66
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.33
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
4.41
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1078
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
359.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
9.24
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.24
9.24
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.63
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
3.71
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.704
0.704
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1522
38.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.33
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
5.23
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1361
34.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.12
38.12

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Lefty Williams

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.53
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.99
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1150
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
383.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.86
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.65
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
2.71
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
2.53
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.046
2.046
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.62
64.62
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Lefty Williams

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
234.94
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
166
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
149
538.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.575
0.575
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
34
122.89
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
94.17
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
97.59
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
20.39
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
7
25.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
10.87
39.28
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
41
148.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
41
148.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.538
0.538
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
79.61
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
101.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
46.6
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.83
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
125.24
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
159.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
12.47
45.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
6
21.69
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
78
75.73
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.46
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
7.92
7.92
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.5
41.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
36.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA