Bill Hoffer
William Leopold Hoffer
Born: November 8, 1870
Cedar Rapids, IA USA
Deceased: 1959
Cedar Rapids, IA USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, 2B, SS, RF, CF, LF, OF
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 155
Career: 1895-1901
Minor League Statistics
Bill Hoffer compiled a career record of 92 wins and 46 losses in his 180-game career with the Baltimore Orioles, Pittsburgh Pirates and Cleveland Blues. He began playing during the 1895 season and last took the field during the 1901 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1895 | NL | Baltimore Orioles | 31 | 6 | .838 | 3.21 | 41 | 38 | 3 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 314.0 | 296 | 146 | 112 | 9 | 124 | 0 | 80 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 1349 |
| 1896 | NL | Baltimore Orioles | 25 | 7 | .781 | 3.38 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 309.0 | 317 | 151 | 116 | 1 | 95 | 0 | 93 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 1311 |
| 1897 | NL | Baltimore Orioles | 22 | 11 | .667 | 4.30 | 38 | 33 | 4 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 303.3 | 350 | 188 | 145 | 5 | 104 | 0 | 62 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 1342 |
| 1898 | NL | Baltimore Orioles | 0 | 4 | .000 | 7.34 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34.3 | 62 | 44 | 28 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 177 |
| 1898 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.74 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 31.0 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 130 |
| 1899 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 8 | 10 | .444 | 3.63 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 163.7 | 169 | 98 | 66 | 5 | 64 | 0 | 44 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 709 |
| 1901 | AL | Cleveland Blues | 3 | 8 | .273 | 4.55 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 99.0 | 113 | 78 | 50 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 435 |
| Totals | 92 | 46 | .667 | 3.75 | 161 | 142 | 18 | 125 | 10 | 3 | 1254.3 | 1333 | 712 | 523 | 22 | 453 | 0 | 314 | 60 | 1 | 22 | 5453 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1895 | NL | Baltimore Orioles | 41 | 142 | 126 | 22 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 | .214 | .288 | .254 | .542 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1896 | NL | Baltimore Orioles | 35 | 143 | 125 | 23 | 38 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 12 | .304 | .379 | .424 | .803 | 53 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1897 | NL | Baltimore Orioles | 42 | 149 | 139 | 20 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 20 | .237 | .279 | .331 | .610 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1898 | NL | Baltimore Orioles | 8 | 28 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .208 | .321 | .250 | .571 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1898 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 4 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .091 | .091 | .273 | .364 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1899 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 33 | 97 | 91 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .198 | .247 | .220 | .467 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1901 | AL | Cleveland Blues | 17 | 48 | 44 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | .136 | .208 | .227 | .436 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 180 | 618 | 560 | 82 | 128 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 48 | 11 | 0 | 34 | 78 | .229 | .292 | .304 | .595 | 170 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1895 | NL | Baltimore Orioles | P | 41 | 0 | 314.0 | 15 | 55 | 2 | 2 | .972 | 2.006 | 1.707 |
| 1896 | NL | Baltimore Orioles | P | 35 | 0 | 309.0 | 15 | 83 | 9 | 6 | .916 | 2.854 | 2.800 |
| 1897 | NL | Baltimore Orioles | P | 38 | 0 | 303.0 | 22 | 64 | 4 | 4 | .956 | 2.554 | 2.263 |
| 1897 | NL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 4 | 0 | 31.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.032 | 1.750 |
| 1898 | NL | Baltimore Orioles | P | 4 | 0 | 34.0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.118 | 2.000 |
| 1898 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 4 | 0 | 31.0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.323 | 2.000 |
| 1898 | NL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 4 | 0 | 20.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 1.800 | 1.000 |
| 1899 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 23 | 0 | 164.0 | 13 | 37 | 5 | 2 | .909 | 2.744 | 2.174 |
| 1899 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 6 | 0 | 67.0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .905 | 2.552 | 3.167 |
| 1899 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2B | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 3.000 | 1.000 |
| 1901 | AL | Cleveland Blues | P | 16 | 0 | 99.0 | 5 | 29 | 1 | 1 | .971 | 3.091 | 2.125 |
| 1901 | AL | Cleveland Blues | SS | 1 | 0 | 11.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 4.091 | 5.000 |
| Totals | 177 | 0 | 1386.0 | 104 | 286 | 27 | 15 | .935 | 2.532 | 2.203 |
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
