#66 Buster Hoover, Shortstop, 33 yrs, Cleveland Spiders
Friday, 2/24/1897
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Buster Hoover

4/12/1863
33
PHILADELPHIA PA USA
6"1
193

Shortstop
R
R
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Minimal
Minimal
Some ability
4 / 6 (Popular)
2 / 6 (Fair)
Good
Normal
Prone
2.5 Stars
 

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Big League Contract
$ 4,200,000
1897
12 Year(s), 7 Days (2071 total Days)
0 Day(s)
13 Year(s), 0 Days (2236 total Days)
13 Year(s)
Not eligible
1 Option Year(s) left
  

Ratings

BattingContactGapPowerDiscipline/EyeAvoid K's
Overall68148
Versus LHP58148
Versus RHP68148
Talent68259
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8
8
10
3
1
Normal
Fielding Ratings
1B : 3 (Range), .961 (Fielding Pct.)
2B : 3 (Range), .960 (Fielding Pct.)
3B : 4 (Range), .995 (Fielding Pct.)
SS : 4 (Range), .960 (Fielding Pct.)
LF : 6 (Range), .935 (Fielding Pct.)
CF : 5 (Range), .958 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 8
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

DateOpp. ResultABRH2B3BHRRBIBBKSpot  

Batting Stats 1897

BattingGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKAVGOBPSLGOPSTAVGISO
Overall0000000000.000.000.000.000.000.000
Projected0000000000.000.000.000.000.000.000
BattingGSPAHPIWCIGDPSHSFTBEBHSBCSSB%RCRC/27
Overall000000000000.0.0.0
 ABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKSFSHHPAVGOBPSLGOPS
vs. LHP000000000000.000.000.000.000
vs. RHP000000000000.000.000.000.000
Close/Late000000000000.000.000.000.000
Scoring Position000000000000.000.000.000.000
Pinch Hitting000000000000.000.000.000.000
 GABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKAVGOBPSLGOPS

Career Batting Stats

YearGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBHPSFKSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPSTeams
1884195518200512300370.327.362.364.726 WAS
18851348601013201341.125.157.167.324WAS
1886149558141306074611505174410.253.270.328.598WAS
1887113416110163255472614263211.264.306.332.638WAS
188813351215843711037916010394811.309.323.426.749WAS,AL
188914757515052721057831012405111.261.293.386.679WAS
189015359516141172100853504255418.271.309.407.716WAS
18911395571714117286902904264610.307.339.452.791 CHN,NL
18921405531554110268864403364911.280.332.401.733CHN
1893136493149446066724517262816.302.357.416.773CHN
18941535621684711079742909274716.299.328.422.750 CLE
1895421544284025239121693.273.313.377.690CLE
18961364911233411164574114692817.251.307.371.678CLE
Total14735569155239910012831767325465353447135.279.315.393.708 

Career Minor League Batting Stats

YearGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPS
1885, AAA1385651773651351875350298.313.372.464.835

Career Postseason Batting Stats

YearGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPS
18865193110331210.158.200.316.516
1888114411300572122.250.283.318.601
1890114412310562431.273.304.386.691
1891104115400270450.366.366.463.829
18944177100310120.412.412.471.882
Total411654812201824512133.291.312.388.700

Fielding Stats 1897

PositionGGSPOADPTCEPCTINNRANGEPBRSTARTORTO%

Player History

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...
1/31/1890: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,178,571 through salary arbitration...
Drove in 6 runs against Boston (A) on 9/19/1890...
Signed as a free agent by Chicago (N) on 2/16/1891 to a 3-year deal worth $7,210,000 per year...
Was selected to the 1891 Allstar game...
Signed as a free agent by Cleveland on 2/3/1894 to a 4-year deal worth $4,200,000 per year...
Injured on 5/20/1895 with a Torn Back Muscle, out for full season...
Injured on 6/15/1896 with a Sore Knee, out for one week...
Batting Leader Boards Appearances
AVG
1888 - .309 - 10th
SLG
1891 - .452 - 9th
Doubles
1888 - 43 - 6th
1889 - 52 - 4th
1892 - 41 - 8th
1893 - 44 - 7th
1894 - 47 - 7th
Triples
1890 - 17 - 3rd
1891 - 17 - 5th
RBI
1888 - 103 - 1st
1889 - 105 - 3rd
1890 - 100 - 7th
1891 - 86 - 9th
     

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