#66 Buster Hoover, Leftfield, 26 yrs, Washington Statesmen Wednesday, 10/25/1889 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Buster Hoover
4/12/1863 26 PHILADELPHIA PA USA 6"1 178
Leftfield R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal Some ability 2 / 6 (Fair) 2 / 6 (Fair) Good Normal Normal 2.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 2,178,571 1889 (Arbitration eligible) 5 Year(s), 7 Days (867 total Days) 172 Day(s) 6 Year(s), 0 Days (1032 total Days) 5 Year(s) Arbitration eligible 1 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
Versus RHP | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
Talent | 7 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 8 8 10 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 1B : 2 (Range), .960 (Fielding Pct.) 2B : 2 (Range), .958 (Fielding Pct.) 3B : 3 (Range), .993 (Fielding Pct.) SS : 3 (Range), .959 (Fielding Pct.) LF : 5 (Range), .932 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 3 (Range), .956 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 8 Outfield Arm : 1
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/24 | @IND | W 3-1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/25 | CLE | L 3-7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/26 | CLE | W 3-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
9/28 | @COL | L 4-5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
9/29 | @COL | W 7-5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/30 | LOU | L 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/1 | @BAL | W 4-3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
10/2 | BAL | L 4-7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
10/3 | KC | L 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
10/4 | @KC | W 9-3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 147 | 575 | 150 | 52 | 7 | 2 | 105 | 78 | 31 | 40 | .261 | .293 | .386 | .679 | .667 | .125 |
Projected | 147 | 575 | 150 | 52 | 7 | 2 | 105 | 78 | 31 | 40 | .261 | .293 | .386 | .679 | .667 | .125 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 147 | 618 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 222 | 61 | 51 | 11 | 82.3 | 68.5 | 4.0 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 113 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 21 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .230 | .275 | .345 | .620 |
vs. RHP | 462 | 124 | 41 | 6 | 2 | 94 | 57 | 24 | 25 | 12 | 0 | 0 | .268 | .297 | .396 | .693 |
Close/Late | 58 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .310 | .349 | .397 | .746 |
Scoring Position | 216 | 61 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 94 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | .282 | .298 | .398 | .696 |
Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 73 | 275 | 77 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 56 | 39 | 14 | 14 | .280 | .307 | .396 | .704 |
Road | 74 | 300 | 73 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 49 | 39 | 17 | 26 | .243 | .280 | .377 | .656 |
March/April | 27 | 107 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 7 | .262 | .298 | .374 | .672 |
May | 16 | 61 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | .361 | .391 | .492 | .882 |
June | 25 | 98 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 4 | .224 | .248 | .347 | .595 |
July | 24 | 101 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 11 | .198 | .208 | .257 | .465 |
August | 25 | 96 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 18 | 7 | 8 | .281 | .327 | .427 | .754 |
Sept/Oct | 30 | 112 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 8 | .277 | .320 | .455 | .775 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1884 | 19 | 55 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .327 | .362 | .364 | .726 | WAS |
1885 | 13 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .125 | .157 | .167 | .324 | WAS |
1886 | 149 | 558 | 141 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 74 | 61 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 44 | 10 | .253 | .270 | .328 | .598 | WAS |
1887 | 113 | 416 | 110 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 55 | 47 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 32 | 11 | .264 | .306 | .332 | .638 | WAS |
1888 | 133 | 512 | 158 | 43 | 7 | 1 | 103 | 79 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 39 | 48 | 11 | .309 | .323 | .426 | .749 | WAS,AL |
1889 | 147 | 575 | 150 | 52 | 7 | 2 | 105 | 78 | 31 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 51 | 11 | .261 | .293 | .386 | .679 | WAS |
Total | 574 | 2164 | 583 | 143 | 24 | 5 | 343 | 280 | 93 | 1 | 32 | 128 | 186 | 44 | .269 | .296 | .365 | .660 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1885, AAA | 138 | 565 | 177 | 36 | 5 | 13 | 51 | 87 | 53 | 50 | 29 | 8 | .313 | .372 | .464 | .835 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1886 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .158 | .200 | .316 | .516 |
1888 | 11 | 44 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .250 | .283 | .318 | .601 |
Total | 16 | 63 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .222 | .258 | .317 | .575 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
First Base | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.0 | 12.38 | | | | |
Third Base | 146 | 146 | 102 | 313 | 17 | 422 | 7 | .983 | 1306.1 | 2.91 | | | | |
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Hit first career homerun on 6/29/1887, off Charley Radbourn (KC)... Injured on 9/14/1887 with a Broken Elbow, out for 10 weeks... 1/31/1888: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,450,000 through salary arbitration... Was selected to the 1888 Allstar game... Won World Series with Washington in 1888... 1/31/1889: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,178,571 through salary arbitration... Injured on 4/29/1889 with a Pulled Tricep Tendon, out for 2 weeks...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1888 - .309 - 10th
| Doubles 1888 - 43 - 6th
| RBI 1888 - 103 - 1st
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