Bill Hoffer vs. Ed Wilson — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Wilson
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPhiladelphia GiantsEastern Colored League (Independent)Starting Pitcher

Ed Wilson 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. Ed Wilson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.63 and WHIP 1.413 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Ed Wilson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Ed Wilson

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
88.2
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.63
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
9.35
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.35
9.35
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
3.38
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
2.25
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.612
0.612
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
39.98
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
6.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.04
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.414
1.414
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
34.92
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.98
39.98

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Ed Wilson

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.47
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
367
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
122.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.68
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.88
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.86
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.91
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
2.71
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.94
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
2.53
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Ed Wilson

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
215.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
48
543.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
90.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
90.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.1
23.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
90.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
135.85
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.24
25.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
33.01
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
78
75.73
Ed Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
10.68
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
10.68
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Ed Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100