Bill Hoffer vs. Ed Yarnall — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Yarnall
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ed Yarnall 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 5.4 and 1.750 for Ed Yarnall. 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 Ed Yarnall

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.45
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.33
Ed Yarnall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Ed Yarnall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Ed Yarnall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
5.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Ed Yarnall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
9.9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Ed Yarnall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
3.25
Ed Yarnall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.85
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
6.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Ed Yarnall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.3
6.3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Ed Yarnall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Ed Yarnall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Ed Yarnall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Ed Yarnall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.45
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ed Yarnall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
41.85
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.35
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Ed Yarnall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.85
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Yarnall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4940
35.45
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
35.55
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Ed Yarnall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Ed Yarnall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.85
41.85

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Ed Yarnall

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Yarnall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.8
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Ed Yarnall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.25
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.25
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Ed Yarnall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.714
0.714
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Yarnall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Ed Yarnall

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
174.76
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
618
600
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
78
75.73
Ed Yarnall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.77
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ed Yarnall
Career
Per 600 PA