Bill Hoffer

Positions: Pitcher and Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 155lb (175cm, 70kg)

Born: November 8, 1870 in Cedar Rapids, IA us

Died: July 21, 1959 in Cedar Rapids, IA

Buried: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, IA

Debut: April 26, 1895 (Age 24-169d, 1,846th in MLB history)

Last Game: July 4, 1901 (Age 30-238d)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1895 season

Full Name: William Leopold Hoffer

Nicknames: Chick or Wizard

Career

19.4

3.75

161

142

1254.1

314

1.424

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1895	24	BLN	NL	31	6	*.838*	3.21	41	38	3	32	4	0	314.0	296	146	112	9	124	80	19	0	3	1349	149	4.81	1.338	8.5	0.3	3.6	2.3	0.65
1896	25	BLN	NL	25	7	*.781*	3.38	35	35	0	32	3	0	309.0	317	151	116	1	95	93	12	0	7	1311	127	3.77	1.333	9.2	*0.0*	2.8	2.7	0.98
1897	26	BLN	NL	22	11	.667	4.30	38	33	4	29	1	0	303.1	350	188	145	5	104	62	17	0	4	1342	97	4.32	1.497	10.4	0.1	3.1	1.8	0.60
1898	27	TOT	NL	3	4	.429	4.68	8	7	1	7	0	0	65.1	88	51	34	0	31	16	1	0	2	307	78	3.75	1.821	12.1	0.0	4.3	2.2	0.52
1898	27	BLN	NL	0	4	.000	7.34	4	4	0	4	0	0	34.1	62	44	28	0	16	5	1	0	1	177	50	3.96	2.272	16.3	0.0	4.2	1.3	0.31
1898	27	PIT	NL	3	0	1.000	1.74	4	3	1	3	0	0	31.0	26	7	6	0	15	11	0	0	1	130	208	3.51	1.323	7.5	0.0	4.4	3.2	0.73
1899	28	PIT	NL	8	10	.444	3.63	23	19	4	15	2	0	163.2	169	98	66	5	64	44	10	0	3	709	105	4.15	1.424	9.3	0.3	3.5	2.4	0.69

1901	30	CLE	AL	3	8	.273	4.55	16	10	6	10	0	3	99.0	113	78	50	2	35	19	1	1	3	435	78	3.90	1.495	10.3	0.2	3.2	1.7	0.54
6 Yrs				92	46	.667	3.75	161	142	18	125	10	3	1254.1	1333	712	523	22	453	314	60	1	22	5453	113	4.22	1.424	9.6	0.2	3.3	2.3	0.69
162 Game Avg.				21	10	.667	3.75	36	32	4	28	2	1	281	299	160	117	5	102	70	13	0	5	1224	113	4.22	1.424	9.6	0.2	3.3	2.3	0.69

BLN (4 yrs)				78	28	.736	3.76	118	110	7	97	8	0	960.2	1025	529	401	15	339	240	49	0	15	4179	117	4.29	1.420	9.6	0.1	3.2	2.2	0.71
PIT (2 yrs)				11	10	.524	3.33	27	22	5	18	2	0	194.2	195	105	72	5	79	55	10	0	4	839	114	4.05	1.408	9.0	0.2	3.7	2.5	0.70
CLE (1 yr)				3	8	.273	4.55	16	10	6	10	0	3	99.0	113	78	50	2	35	19	1	1	3	435	78	3.90	1.495	10.3	0.2	3.2	1.7	0.54

NL (5 yrs)				89	38	.701	3.68	145	132	12	115	10	0	1155.1	1220	634	473	20	418	295	59	0	19	5018	116	4.25	1.418	9.5	0.2	3.3	2.3	0.71
AL (1 yr)				3	8	.273	4.55	16	10	6	10	0	3	99.0	113	78	50	2	35	19	1	1	3	435	78	3.90	1.495	10.3	0.2	3.2	1.7	0.54