Bill Hoffer vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup 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 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. 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 Roy Witherup

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.02
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.94
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.38
65.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.94
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.727
0.727
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Roy Witherup

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.86
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.61
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.39
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.654
1.654
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Roy Witherup

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
294.34
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA