Bill Hoffer vs. Lewis Woolfolk — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lewis Woolfolk
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lewis Woolfolk 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 5.08 and 1.506 for Lewis Woolfolk. 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 Lewis Woolfolk

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.69
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.66
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.55
54.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.68
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
11.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.07
11.07
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.49
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.71
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.612
0.612
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.577
0.577
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
41.69
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
6.78
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.69
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.13
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4940
35.45
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
37.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.69
41.69

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Lewis Woolfolk

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.69
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.24
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.86
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.37
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
2.71
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.82
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.49
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
88
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.467
1.467
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.33
73.33
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Lewis Woolfolk

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
257.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.78
13.39
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
6
102.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
46.6
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
6
102.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
11.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
15.53
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
78
75.73
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA