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Bobby Hofman
Robert George Hofman

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 175 lb.

MLB Debut April 19, 1949
Final Game May 5, 1957
Born October 5, 1925 in St. Louis, MO
Died April 5, 1994 (age 68)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
 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 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1949 23 CHN NL   12   39    5    7   0   0   0    5   0   0    4    5  .179  .267  .179  .446    59     7   0   1   0   1   2  
 1950           [Did not play]
 1951           [Did not play]
 1952 26 NYN NL   26   55   10   17   3   2   1    7   0   1    6    8  .309  .365  .491  .856   123    27   0   2   0   0   1  
 1953 27 NYN NL   36   32    5    6   1   0   1    2   0   0    4    7  .188  .278  .312  .590    75    10   0   0   1   0   1  
 1954 28 NYN NL   10    7    1    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .143  .333  .286  .619    83     2   0   0   0   0   0  
 1955 29 NYN NL   68  187   19   51   6   0  10   29   0   0   12   32  .273  .320  .465  .785   108    87   0   0   2   1   5  
 1956 30 NYN NL   15   18    2    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    5  .278  .381  .278  .659    90     5   1   0   0   0   1  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  6 Seasons      167  338   42   87  11   2  12   46   0   1   31   59  .257  .321  .408  .729         138   1   3   3   2  10
 Per 600 PA           541   67  139  18   3  19   74   0   2   50   94                                 221   2   5   5   3  16
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With NY2      155  299   37   80  11   2  12   41   0   1   27   54  .268  .328  .438  .766         131   1   2   3   1   8
   With CHN       12   39    5    7   0   0   0    5   0   0    4    5  .179  .267  .179  .446           7   0   1   0   1   2
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      341  670   81  166  22   6  32  101   1   3   70   94  .248  .322  .442  .764         296   6   4   2   5  23
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1949 23 CHN NL  42    1   1.5   0   0   0  .000   2   11    6  .545    0    0  .000  2B   4e38      -58   
 1950           [Did not play]
 1951           [Did not play]
 1952 26 NYN NL  80    9   6.3  10   1   0  .100   3   14    6  .429    0    0  .000  2B   4e21        5   
 1953 27 NYN NL  31    2   2.7  30   6   1  .200   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  3B   4e33     -269   
 1954 28 NYN NL  67    0   3.8   6   1   0  .167   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  PH            -154   
 1955 29 NYN NL  12   26   5.1   2   1   0  .500   1   34   21  .618    0    0  .000  2B   4e13      -15   
 1956 30 NYN NL  43    2   3.6   8   2   0  .250   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  1B   4e15      192   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  6 Seasons           43   4.5  56  11   1  .196   6   59   33  .559    0    0  .000                 -33   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 0.0 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 0.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1949 23 CHN NL  2B    12    22    41    2   13   .969    11    96.0   5.91
 1950           [Did not play]
 1951           [Did not play]
 1952 26 NYN NL  2B    10    20    37    3    6   .950    10    86.1   5.94
                 1B     4     6     1    0    3  1.000     0     9.0   7.00
 1953 27 NYN NL  3B     7     1     4    0    1  1.000     0    11.1   3.97
 1954 28 NYN NL  2B     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     2.0   4.50
                 1B     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0      .1   0.00
 1955 29 NYN NL  2B    42    73    90    1   21   .994    30   268.2   5.46
                 1B    18   123    15    0   12  1.000    13   121.1  10.24
                 3B     3     1     0    0    0  1.000     1     9.0   1.00
                 C      2     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     1.1   6.75
 1956 30 NYN NL  1B     5    27     2    0    1  1.000     1    27.0   9.67
                 2B     3     4     2    0    1  1.000     0     6.0   9.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 2B    68   120   170    6   41   .980    51   459.0   5.69
                 1B    28   156    18    0   16  1.000    14   157.2   9.93
                 3B    10     2     4    0    1  1.000     1    20.1   2.66
                 C      2     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     1.1   6.75
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1949  CHN   57-97   Alan Boodman
 1952  NYN   69-85   Rick Field
 1953  NYN   82-72   Rick Field
 1954  NYN   93-61   Larry Reeves
 1955  NYN   68-86   Larry Reeves
 1956  NYN   96-58   Larry Reeves

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