Bill Hoffer vs. Irv Young — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Irv Young
Pre-GenerationalMaineThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Irv Young 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. Irv Young posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.11 and WHIP 1.211 compared to 3.75 and 1.424 for Bill Hoffer. By the career numbers, Irv Young had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Irv Young

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.36
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.05
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.41
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.62
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.87
39.87
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.03
77.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.78
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
3.75
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
3.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4154
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1384.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1361
8.85
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
2.05
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
560
3.64
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.633
0.633
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.24
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5590
36.33
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.21
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
629
4.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.211
1.211
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5237
34.04
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.33
36.33

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Irv Young

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.46
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
1.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3876
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1292
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.68
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.73
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
1.86
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
2.79
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.15
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
2.71
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
3.67
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
2.53
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
505
3.52
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.83
95.83
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.203
2.203
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.416
2.416
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.77
71.77
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Irv Young

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
252.82
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
496
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
543.69
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
475
574.6
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
60
72.58
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
49
59.27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
8
9.68
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
11
13.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
11.35
13.73
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
74
89.52
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
72
87.1
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
21
25.4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
18
21.77
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
39
47.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.4
-1.7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
11
13.31
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
179
216.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
2.77
2.77
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.89
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.42
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.42
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100