Bill Hoffer vs. Dick Woodson — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Woodson
Silent GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Woodson 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. Dick Woodson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.47 and WHIP 1.333 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Dick Woodson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Dick Woodson

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
2.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.52
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.52
51.52
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.47
55.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.23
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
3.47
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1767
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
589
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
7.98
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.98
7.98
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.84
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
3.87
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
4.81
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.964
0.964
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.24
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2505
38.28
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.28
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
4.02
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.23
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.316
1.316
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2216
33.86
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.28
38.28

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Dick Woodson

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
2.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1769
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
589.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
1.42
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
2.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
1.95
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.934
0.934
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.47
55.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Dick Woodson

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
137
637.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
129
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
117
544.19
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
41.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
41.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.93
4.34
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
41.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
60.47
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
32.56
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
41.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.62
-21.51
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Dick Woodson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
251.16
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.39
2.39
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
37.21
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dick Woodson
Career
Per 600 PA