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Phil Niekro League
10-26-2088
Bill Hofferth Relief Pitcher
Retired (1965, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 3.33 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 48-37 Status Deceased (2020) Option Years 0  
SV 131 Age at Death 91 Date of Birth 01-27-1929
K 489 Drafted Round 2, Pick 22
(1951)		 Majors Svc Time 12 years
(131 games)
IP 719.1
WHIP 1.21
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L D- Endurance C-   Ldrship C 
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L B+ Velocity B    Mentor Val B 
Speed C+ Bunt B+ Control B+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D- WS Rings 1
1B --- LF --- Arm A  WS Appearances 3
2B --- CF ---   Health B+ LCS Appearances 6
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 2
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1953 PIT
7
 5
89
0
0
0
29
 7
87.0
 73 28 27 1 30
55
1.18
2.79
1954 PIT
1
 3
87
0
0
0
36
 1
85.1
 59 22 19 0 22
58
0.95
2.00
1955 PIT
5
 5
69
0
0
0
17
 1
67.2
 69 31 27 4 17
53
1.27
3.59
1956 PIT
4
 2
51
6
1
0
5
 5
81.2
 73 32 28 0 20
62
1.14
3.09
1957 PIT
2
 3
31
0
0
0
12
 1
33.0
 34 10 9 0 17
20
1.55
2.45
1958 PIT
5
 2
47
0
0
0
6
 0
39.2
 35 15 11 0 7
21
1.06
2.50
1959 PIT
6
 1
46
0
0
0
9
 1
43.0
 35 16 15 1 15
27
1.16
3.14
1960 PIT
5
 4
48
0
0
0
9
 4
42.0
 47 23 23 0 20
29
1.60
4.93
1961 PIT
3
 1
51
0
0
0
2
 0
57.0
 51 22 19 0 14
31
1.14
3.00
1962 PIT
5
 4
56
0
0
0
3
 4
60.1
 64 40 36 0 17
38
1.34
5.37
1963 PIT
2
 3
57
0
0
0
2
 2
58.2
 60 20 20 2 17
40
1.31
3.07
1964 PIT
3
 3
45
0
0
0
1
 1
55.0
 52 31 31 0 18
50
1.27
5.07
1965 PIT
0
 1
7
0
0
0
0
 0
9.0
 5 1 1 0 1
5
0.67
1.00
2088
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
48
 37
684
6
1
0
131
 27
719.1
 657 291 266 8 215
489
1.21
3.33
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1965-11-01Bill Hofferth has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1965-10-19The Pittsburgh Miners have designated Bill Hofferth for assignment.
1961-06-16Bill Hofferth of the Pittsburgh Miners is injured and is expected to be out 37 days.
1955-06-28Bill Hofferth of the Pittsburgh Miners is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1953-04-12The Pittsburgh Miners have promoted Bill Hofferth to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Miners have sent Mike Burnett to the minors.