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Bruce Bochte
Bruce Anton Bochte

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 3", Weight 200 lb.
School Santa Clara

MLB Debut July 19, 1974
Final Game October 5, 1986
Born November 12, 1950 in Pasadena, CA (age 73)

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 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1974 23 KCA AL   69  210   26   62   4   1   2   28  22   5   25   21  .295  .373  .352  .725   104    74   0   0   1   1   6  
 1975 24 KCA AL   77  146   28   50  11   0   2   20   2   2   20   17  .342  .414  .459  .873   119    67   0   3   4   0   4  
 1976 25 KCA AL  121  399   40   90  16   1   0   31   5   6   46   64  .226  .306  .271  .577    84   108   9   4   0   2  10  
 1977 26 SEA AL  128  495   65  152  16   2   8   46   2   1   48   38  .307  .366  .396  .762    98   196   1   3   0   0  18  
 1978 27 SEA AL  144  513   54  126  17   5  10   60   1   3   63   39  .246  .325  .357  .682    89   183   0   5   0   0  12  
 1979 28 SEA AL  158  588   83  180  43   5  17   98   0   2   82   76  .306  .387  .483  .870   119   284   0  11   7   3  18  MVP-14
 1980 29 SEA AL  147  511   62  156  34   3  12   66   0   3   70   70  .305  .386  .454  .840   117   232   0   5   3   0  24  
 1981 30 CHA AL  138  451   51  127  15   0  11   56   0   2   53   66  .282  .360  .388  .748   106   175   0   2   0   3   8  
 1982 31 CHA AL  108  337   41  102  15   1   5   36   1   0   30   58  .303  .358  .398  .755   103   134   0   2   3   0   9  
 1983           [Did not play]
 1984 33 LAN NL  104  372   55  104  20   0   8   39   0   2   49   50  .280  .360  .398  .758   112   148   7   4   1   0   8  
 1985 34 LAN NL  129  426   52  121  20   0  16   55   2   1   48   57  .284  .354  .444  .798   113   189   3   3   5   0  14  
 1986 35 DEA AL  143  427   40  105  16   2   5   36   0   1   48   76  .246  .321  .328  .649    90   140   1   2   2   0  13  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 12 Seasons     1466 4875  597 1375 227  20  96  571  35  28  582  632  .282  .357  .396  .753        1930  21  44  26   9 144
 Per 600 PA           529   65  149  25   2  10   62   4   3   63   69                                 209   2   5   3   1  16
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With SEA      577 2107  264  614 110  15  47  270   3   9  263  223  .291  .367  .425  .792         895   1  24  10   3  72
   With KCA      267  755   94  202  31   2   4   79  29  13   91  102  .268  .346  .330  .676         249   9   7   5   3  20
   With CHA      246  788   92  229  30   1  16   92   1   2   83  124  .291  .359  .392  .751         309   0   4   3   3  17
   With LAN      233  798  107  225  40   0  24   94   2   3   97  107  .282  .357  .422  .779         337  10   7   6   0  22
   With DEA      143  427   40  105  16   2   5   36   0   1   48   76  .246  .321  .328  .649         140   1   2   2   0  13
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1538 5233  643 1478 250  21 100  658  43  41  653  662  .282  .360  .396  .756        2070  44  51  65  13 156
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1974 23 KCA AL  69   29   5.1   4   0   0  .000   2   15   10  .667    0    0  .000  1B   3e30       16   
 1975 24 KCA AL  54   27   7.2  44  17   1  .386   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  PH             135   
 1976 25 KCA AL  12   34   2.8   1   0   0  .000   7   41   27  .659    0    0  .000  OF   2(+1)e4   -81   
 1977 26 SEA AL  19   70   5.2   7   2   0  .286   8   52   31  .596    0    0  .000  OF   2(+1)e10    9   
 1978 27 SEA AL  21   60   4.0   6   1   0  .167   4   41   32  .780    0    0  .000  OF   2(+1)e5   -55   
 1979 28 SEA AL  32  111   6.8   2   1   0  .500  15   53   25  .472    0    0  .000  1B   3e16       -8   
 1980 29 SEA AL  35   85   6.0  11   4   1  .364   1    4    3  .750    0    0  .000  DH               3   
 1981 30 CHA AL  23   64   5.2   6   1   0  .167   3   35   20  .571    0    0  .000  1B   3e9        32   
 1982 31 CHA AL  62   47   5.2  15   2   0  .133   3   29   19  .655    0    0  .000  1B   3e6       -33   
 1983           [Did not play]
 1984 33 LAN NL   8   55   5.1   5   1   0  .200   5   31   16  .516    0    0  .000  1B   4e10       80   
 1985 34 LAN NL  16   65   5.4   9   3   1  .333   4   38   30  .789    0    0  .000  1B   3e15       -8   
 1986 35 DEA AL  36   44   3.6   4   1   0  .250  13   42   25  .595    0    0  .000  1B   3e14      -45   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 12 Seasons          697   5.0 114  33   3  .289  65  381  238  .625    0    0  .000                  -5   2
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 14.6 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 17.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)

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Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1974 23 KCA AL  1B    40   292    29    2   38   .994    36   312.2   9.24
                 LF    24    26     0    0    0  1.000    19   165.0   1.42
                 RF     4     7     0    0    0  1.000     3    28.0   2.25
 1975 24 KCA AL  1B     3     4     0    0    1  1.000     0     4.2   7.71
                 LF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.1   0.00
 1976 25 KCA AL  LF   112   192     4    7    0   .966   106   970.0   1.82
                 1B     2     8     2    0    2  1.000     1    10.0   9.00
                 RF     1     6     0    0    0  1.000     1     9.0   6.00
 1977 26 SEA AL  LF   117   182     8    8    2   .960   115  1026.0   1.67
                 CF     1     3     0    0    0  1.000     1     9.0   3.00
                 RF     4     4     0    0    0  1.000     0     7.0   5.14
 1978 27 SEA AL  LF   105   194     6    2    0   .990   103   901.2   2.00
                 1B    31   262    10    2   26   .993    28   249.1   9.82
                 CF     8     2     0    0    0  1.000     1    15.0   1.20
 1979 28 SEA AL  1B   135  1272   100   15  152   .989   135  1206.2  10.23
 1980 29 SEA AL  1B    15   139     8    1   13   .993    14   121.1  10.90
 1981 30 CHA AL  1B   126  1009    80    3  101   .997   114  1041.0   9.41
                 LF     4     4     0    0    0  1.000     1    21.0   1.71
                 RF     2     1     0    0    0  1.000     2    18.0   0.50
 1982 31 CHA AL  1B    94   653    59    3   57   .996    72   686.1   9.34
                 LF     2     2     0    0    0  1.000     0     6.0   3.00
                 C      1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     2.0   4.50
                 RF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
 1983           [Did not play]
 1984 33 LAN NL  1B    99   811    58    5   69   .994    97   841.0   9.30
 1985 34 LAN NL  1B   118   912    86    4   83   .996   116   989.0   9.08
 1986 35 DEA AL  1B   142  1047    95   13  107   .989   122  1108.1   9.27
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 1B   805  6409   527   48  649   .993   735  6570.1   9.50
                 LF   365   600    18   17    2   .973   344  3091.0   1.80
                 RF    12    18     0    0    0  1.000     6    63.0   2.57
                 CF     9     5     0    0    0  1.000     2    24.0   1.88
                 C      1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     2.0   4.50
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1976 ALCS  KCA BOA   W    4  12  2  5  2  0  1  10  3  2  .417  .471  .833  0
      WS    KCA CIN   L    5  14  1  4  1  0  0   0  3  1  .286  .412  .357  0
 1982 ALCS  CHA NYA   W    3  11  3  6  1  0  0   2  2  4  .545  .643  .636  0
      WS    CHA MON   W    4   5  0  0  0  0  0   1  2  1  .000  .286  .000  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1974  KCA   84-78   Mike Rodriguez
 1975  KCA   97-65   Mike Rodriguez, Gary Dewing
 1976  KCA   96-66   Gary Dewing
 1977  SEA   52-110  Jeff Tripodi
 1978  SEA   66-96   Jeff Tripodi
 1979  SEA   68-94   Jeff Tripodi
 1980  SEA   66-96   Jeff Tripodi
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