Bill Hoffer vs. Vic Willis — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Vic Willis
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Vic Willis 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. Vic Willis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.63 and WHIP 1.209 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Vic Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Vic Willis

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513
1.16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
1.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
0.56
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
0.46
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.85
54.85
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
88.2
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.81
91.81
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
0.87
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1167
2.63
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11988
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3996
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3621
8.16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1212
2.73
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1651
3.72
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.717
0.717
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16263
36.63
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
3.65
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14895
33.55
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.63
36.63

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Vic Willis

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525
1.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.57
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12291
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4097
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.68
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
0.85
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
1.86
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1131
2.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
2.71
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1592
3.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
2.53
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1520
3.34
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.48
95.48
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.203
2.203
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.895
2.895
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.14
49.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Vic Willis

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
531
196.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
618
600
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1623
600
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1493
551.94
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
91.68
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
224
82.81
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
19
7.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.48
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.37
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
24
8.87
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61.59
22.77
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
278
102.77
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
124.58
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
39.56
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
31.05
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
70.24
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
56.49
20.88
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.96
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
29.94
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
75.73
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
199
73.57
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
7.92
7.92
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.16
8.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
15.16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100