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Butch Hobson
Clell Lavern Hobson

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 193 lb.
School Alabama

MLB Debut September 7, 1975
Final Game August 3, 1982
Born August 17, 1951 in Tuscaloosa, AL (age 72)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
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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 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1976 24 BOA AL    7   16    1    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    5  .188  .188  .250  .438    59     4   0   0   0   0   0  
 1977 25 BOA AL  152  573   82  157  29   2  32  105   0   1   29  161  .274  .306  .499  .805   105   286  17   8   7   1  17  
 1978 26 BOA AL   56  148   20   42   7   0   4   22   0   1    6   33  .284  .308  .412  .720    90    61   1   2   1   0   5  
 1979 27 BOA AL   91  302   39   76  12   5  20   60   1   0   16   41  .252  .285  .523  .808   106   158   3   5   5   0   8  
 1980 28 BOA AL   58  174   12   38   5   0   4   18   0   0   17   54  .218  .286  .316  .603    84    55   0   1   0   0   3  
 1981 29 KCA AL   58  184   30   52   7   1   6   32   1   1   21   38  .283  .351  .429  .780   105    79   2   3   0   0   6  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  6 Seasons      422 1397  184  368  61   8  66  238   2   3   89  332  .263  .304  .460  .764         643  23  19  13   1  39
 Per 600 PA           548   72  144  24   3  26   93   1   1   35  130                                 252   9   7   5   0  15
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With BOA      364 1213  154  316  54   7  60  206   1   2   68  294  .261  .297  .465  .762         564  21  16  13   1  33
   With KCA       58  184   30   52   7   1   6   32   1   1   21   38  .283  .351  .429  .780          79   2   3   0   0   6
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      738 2556  314  634 107  23  98  397  11   9  183  569  .248  .297  .423  .719        1081  27  28  12   5  79
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1976 24 BOA AL  81    0   1.6   4   0   0  .000   0    1    1 1.000    0    0  .000  3B   4e31     -221   
 1977 25 BOA AL  28   82   4.8   1   1   1 1.000  24   82   49  .598    0    0  .000  3B   3e23       16   
 1978 26 BOA AL  19   17   4.0  13   4   0  .308   7   12    4  .333    0    0  .000  3B   4e53       -1   
 1979 27 BOA AL  74   42   4.8   9   1   1  .111  17   46   25  .543    0    0  .000  3B   4e29       14   
 1980 28 BOA AL   7   16   3.1   7   1   0  .143   7   18    7  .389    0    0  .000  3B   4e37      -27   
 1981 29 KCA AL  45   27   5.2   3   0   0  .000   5   11    5  .455    0    0  .000  3B   4e34      123   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  6 Seasons          186   4.5  37   7   2  .189  60  170   91  .535    0    0  .000                  20   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 8.8 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 9.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1976 24 BOA AL  3B     3     1     5    0    2  1.000     3    24.0   2.25
 1977 25 BOA AL  3B   152   122   258   24   21   .941   149  1342.1   2.55
 1978 26 BOA AL  3B    45    25    48    7    6   .912    32   278.1   2.36
 1979 27 BOA AL  3B    84    54   109   17   12   .906    79   648.1   2.26
                 2B     2     0     0    0    0   .000     0     3.0   0.00
                 SS     1     0     1    0    0  1.000     0     1.0   9.00
 1980 28 BOA AL  3B    47    31    74    7   13   .938    45   375.1   2.52
                 SS     2     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     1.0   9.00
                 2B     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
 1981 29 KCA AL  3B    33    21    47    5    3   .932    29   258.0   2.37
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 3B   364   254   541   60   57   .930   337  2926.1   2.45
                 2B     3     0     0    0    0   .000     0     4.0   0.00
                 SS     3     1     1    0    0  1.000     0     2.0   9.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1977 ALCS  BOA KCA   W    5  20  0  3  2  0  0   2  0  6  .150  .150  .250  0
      WS    BOA CIN   L    6  22  0  5  0  0  0   0  0  5  .227  .227  .227  0
 1978 ALCS  BOA KCA   W    1   1  0  1  0  0  0   0  0  0 1.000 1.000 1.000  0
      WS    BOA PIN   W    2   4  0  1  0  0  0   0  1  2  .250  .400  .250  0
 1979 ALCS  BOA CHA   W    1   2  1  0  0  0  0   0  1  0  .000  .333  .000  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1976  BOA  108-54   Mike Tomeo
 1977  BOA  110-52   Mike Tomeo
 1978  BOA  108-54   Mike Tomeo
 1979  BOA  106-56   Mike Tomeo
 1980  BOA   84-78   Mike Tomeo
 1981  KCA   84-78   Thomas Toney

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