3B Buster Hoover #21
Washington Senators MLB
Age: 34 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
12/14/1897
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3B BUSTER HOOVER #21 - AGE: 34 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
64 53 14 4 0 0 12 8 2 .264 .371 .340 0 0.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 36 37 36 36
Gap 61 64 60 61
Power 42 42 42 42
Eye 72 75 70 72
Avoid K's 75 76 74 75
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 58 30
Errors: - 60 29
Arm: - 61 38
Turn DP: - 65 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 2
Catcher: - Left Field: 1
1st Base: 74 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: 53
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 79
Stealing Ability: 84
Baserunning Inst.: 66
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 34
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/01/1897 @ CL4 Loss, 1-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/29/1897 LS3 Loss, 2-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/21/1897 @ SL4 Win, 9-0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/15/1897 @ BS2 Win, 3-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/14/1897 @ BS2 Loss, 6-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/11/1897 @ ML3 Win, 9-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/09/1897 CL4 Win, 8-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/08/1897 CL4 Win, 2-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
08/07/1897 CL4 Loss, 6-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/02/1897 @ BLN Win, 7-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Average Joe.
Birthday:04/12/1863
Born in:Philadelphia, PA
Nationality:American
Height:1.85 m
Weight:85 kg
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:P660
Signed Through:1898 Season
Major Service:12 Years, 32 Days
Service This Yr:154 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1897 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 64 53 14 4 0 0 12 9 8 2 .264 .371 .340 .711 .354 .075 107
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 6 62 1 0 0 1 0 0 18 4 0 1 0.0 6.9 4.54 .1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   24 4 1 0 0 6 4 6 0 0 0 0 .167 .333 .208 .542
Versus Right   29 10 3 0 0 6 5 2 2 0 0 1 .345 .406 .448 .855
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   12 4 0 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 0 0 .333 .467 .333 .800
May   11 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 .273 .429 .364 .792
June   11 3 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 .273 .333 .364 .697
July   10 2 1 0 0 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .273 .300 .573
August   8 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .333 .375 .708
September   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Year   146 40 9 0 1 20 19 13 8 0 0 0 .274 .333 .356 .689
2 Years Ago   182 57 10 3 1 26 25 26 9 3 1 2 .313 .399 .418 .817
Career   5133 1417 233 102 19 653 796 445 371 34 2 38 .276 .336 .372 .709
Home   36 12 3 0 0 12 7 4 1 0 0 1 .333 .415 .417 .831
Road   17 2 1 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 .118 .286 .176 .462
Grass   53 14 4 0 0 12 9 8 2 0 0 1 .264 .371 .340 .711
Day   11 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .273 .385 .364 .748
Night   42 11 3 0 0 10 8 7 1 0 0 0 .262 .367 .333 .701
As Starter   18 2 0 0 0 3 2 3 1 0 0 0 .111 .238 .111 .349
As Reliever / Substitution   35 12 4 0 0 9 7 5 1 0 0 1 .343 .439 .457 .896
Pinch Hitting   9 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 .333 .455 .333 .788
Close/Late   26 8 3 0 0 9 5 3 1 0 0 1 .308 .400 .423 .823
Inning 1-3   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .143 .000 .143
Inning 4-6   8 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .125 .222 .125 .347
Inning 7-9   36 12 3 0 0 11 7 6 1 0 0 0 .333 .429 .417 .845
Extra Innings   3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .500 .667 1.167
0 Outs   12 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 .250 .357 .333 .690
1 Outs   12 3 2 0 0 4 4 5 0 0 0 0 .250 .471 .417 .887
2 Outs   29 8 1 0 0 7 3 2 1 0 0 0 .276 .323 .310 .633
Scoring Position   28 7 1 0 0 11 4 4 1 0 0 0 .250 .344 .286 .629
Bases Empty   20 4 2 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 .200 .273 .300 .573
Runner on 1st   5 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 .600 .750 .800 1.550
Runner on 2nd   6 3 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Runner on 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 .000 .429 .000 .429
Runner on 1st & 2nd   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   4 3 1 0 0 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 .750 .800 1.000 1.800
Two Strikes   18 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 0 1 .111 .273 .111 .384
First Pitch   7 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Count 0-1   6 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
Count 0-2   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   5 3 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 .800 1.400
Count 1-1   6 4 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .833 1.500
Count 1-2   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .200 .333 .200 .533
Count 2-0   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 2-2   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   3 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .600 .667 1.267
Full Count   7 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 .000 .300 .000 .300
Behind in Count   12 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .308 .333 .641
Ahead in Count   16 5 2 0 0 4 5 5 0 0 0 0 .312 .476 .438 .914
Batting Leadoff   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Batting 2nd   15 4 2 0 0 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 .267 .312 .400 .713
Batting 4th   2 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.500 2.500
Batting 5th   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting 6th   7 2 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 .286 .500 .286 .786
Batting 7th   17 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .118 .211 .118 .328
Batting 8th   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Batting 9th   7 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .429 .429 .571 1.000
Low Leverage   25 8 2 0 0 4 6 4 1 0 0 0 .320 .414 .400 .814
Medium Leverage   14 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .071 .188 .071 .259
High Leverage   14 5 2 0 0 6 3 2 0 0 0 1 .357 .471 .500 .971
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1884 Washington - MLB 21 107 438 149 21 13 2 47 95 25 5 0 37 31 17 .340 .382 .461 .844 181 168 5.0
1885 Buffalo - MLB 22 109 451 139 25 9 4 78 81 19 2 2 37 31 19 .308 .338 .430 .768 155 146 4.3
1886 Washington - MLB 23 134 512 140 18 15 1 55 85 51 5 2 54 43 27 .273 .344 .373 .717 129 128 2.9
1887 Washington - MLB 24 132 547 167 31 12 1 69 88 47 5 1 28 69 39 .305 .365 .411 .776 120 123 3.8
1888 Washington - MLB 25 129 499 120 24 5 3 58 67 38 2 2 42 41 18 .240 .296 .327 .622 105 109 3.4
1889 Washington - MLB 26 133 507 135 26 6 3 68 73 50 3 10 35 44 22 .266 .330 .359 .689 102 107 3.0
1890 Syracuse - MLB 27 132 461 115 14 8 0 58 64 40 2 4 42 29 20 .249 .310 .315 .624 89 94 1.8
1891 Washington - MLB 28 99 310 75 12 2 1 28 40 27 6 1 22 26 16 .242 .314 .303 .617 80 88 0.8
1892 Washington - MLB 29 104 320 87 10 8 0 44 49 20 2 1 20 23 4 .272 .318 .353 .671 105 105 1.8
1893 Washington - MLB 30 131 468 111 17 13 1 60 68 55 3 5 22 26 18 .237 .318 .335 .654 77 82 1.2
1894 Washington - MLB 31 88 239 68 12 8 1 30 33 26 0 3 13 8 11 .285 .351 .414 .765 87 89 0.3
1895 Washington - MLB 32 68 182 57 10 3 1 26 25 26 2 3 9 7 4 .313 .399 .418 .817 115 117 1.1
1896 Washington - MLB 33 61 146 40 9 0 1 20 19 13 0 0 8 10 5 .274 .333 .356 .689 89 87 0.1
1897 Washington - MLB 34 64 53 14 4 0 0 12 9 8 1 0 2 0 1 .264 .371 .340 .711 90 107 0.1
Total MLB 1491 5133 1417 233 102 19 653 796 445 38 34 371 388 221 .276 .336 .372 .709 112 114 29.5
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1884 Washington - MLB 21 7 28 10 2 1 0 1 5 0 1 0 1 2 1 .357 .379 .500 .879 192 176 0.4
1885 Buffalo - MLB 22 5 20 5 1 0 0 2 5 1 1 1 2 0 1 .250 .304 .300 .604 102 86 -0.0
1886 Washington - MLB 23 6 25 6 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 3 0 3 .240 .269 .360 .629 100 102 -0.5
1887 Washington - MLB 24 7 25 6 1 0 0 1 7 5 0 0 3 5 2 .240 .367 .280 .647 86 106 0.5
1893 Washington - MLB 30 6 22 6 2 0 0 7 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 .273 .360 .364 .724 96 103 0.5
Total MLB 31 120 33 7 2 0 11 21 9 3 1 10 8 7 .275 .338 .367 .705 116 117
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1884 Washington - MLB 1B 89 89 784 39 35 850 27 .968 780.1 9.49 +4.2 1.039
1884 Washington - MLB 2B 8 6 10 17 0 28 1 .964 55.0 4.42 +1.9 1.214
1884 Washington - MLB 3B 11 10 3 18 1 27 6 .778 88.2 2.13 -0.7 .939
1884 Washington - MLB SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1885 Buffalo - MLB 1B 97 96 853 50 48 921 18 .980 835.0 9.73 +6.7 1.080
1885 Buffalo - MLB 2B 3 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 5.0 5.40 +0.1 1.198
1885 Buffalo - MLB 3B 13 10 5 17 1 25 3 .880 100.1 1.97 -0.1 .955
1886 Washington - MLB 1B 4 0 8 0 0 9 1 .889 6.0 12.00 -0.2 .883
1886 Washington - MLB 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1886 Washington - MLB 3B 131 128 51 256 9 363 56 .846 1129.1 2.45 -5.2 .989
1886 Washington - MLB SS 1 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 3.0 9.00 +0.3 1.171
1886 Washington - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1887 Washington - MLB 3B 127 127 72 292 22 418 54 .871 1149.1 2.85 +0.8 1.010
1888 Washington - MLB 3B 128 128 69 291 17 397 37 .907 1138.0 2.85 +4.6 1.027
1889 Washington - MLB 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1889 Washington - MLB 3B 129 128 62 296 17 404 46 .886 1141.2 2.82 +3.2 1.020
1889 Washington - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1890 Syracuse - MLB 1B 3 2 15 2 1 18 1 .944 18.0 8.50 -0.4 .756
1890 Syracuse - MLB 3B 125 125 61 248 16 350 41 .883 1073.2 2.59 +1.2 1.005
1890 Syracuse - MLB SS 5 0 3 2 2 5 0 1.000 8.0 5.62 -0.1 1.153
1891 Washington - MLB 1B 21 21 201 7 18 213 5 .977 177.1 10.56 +0.5 1.028
1891 Washington - MLB 3B 82 62 30 144 11 189 15 .921 572.0 2.74 +4.2 1.051
1891 Washington - MLB SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.1 1.166
1892 Washington - MLB 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1892 Washington - MLB 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1892 Washington - MLB 3B 91 79 42 166 9 243 35 .856 719.1 2.60 -4.4 .956
1892 Washington - MLB SS 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 2.1 7.71 +0.3 1.151
1893 Washington - MLB 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1893 Washington - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1893 Washington - MLB 3B 129 125 76 298 13 405 31 .923 1101.0 3.06 +5.6 1.030
1893 Washington - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1894 Washington - MLB 1B 19 12 108 8 2 120 4 .967 108.2 9.61 +0.1 .994
1894 Washington - MLB 3B 73 50 35 125 7 175 15 .914 454.0 3.17 +1.8 1.014
1894 Washington - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1895 Washington - MLB 1B 23 18 151 14 6 168 3 .982 156.1 9.50 -0.8 .980
1895 Washington - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1895 Washington - MLB 3B 49 31 28 56 5 95 11 .884 286.0 2.64 +0.5 .988
1895 Washington - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1896 Washington - MLB 1B 36 19 195 14 9 213 4 .981 183.1 10.26 -1.1 .953
1896 Washington - MLB 3B 24 23 17 61 3 89 11 .876 195.0 3.60 -0.1 .998
1896 Washington - MLB SS 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 +0.0 1.122
1897 Washington - MLB 1B 44 1 112 10 8 123 1 .992 103.2 10.59 +0.8 1.057
1897 Washington - MLB 3B 18 5 3 13 0 19 3 .842 68.0 2.12 -0.7 .923
1897 Washington - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 337 258 2428 144 127 2636 64 .976 2369.2 9.77 +9.9 1.035
TOTAL 2B 13 6 11 19 0 31 1 .968 63.0 4.29 +2.1 1.212
TOTAL 3B 1130 1031 554 2281 131 3199 364 .886 9216.1 2.77 +10.8 1.009
TOTAL SS 11 0 6 7 2 13 0 1.000 17.1 6.75 +0.5 1.155
TOTAL LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1884 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 100 (100); Power: 46 (46); Eye: 51 (67).
03/09/1884 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of P550 with the Washington Nationals organization.
04/01/1884 Named the #33 prospect in the MLB
05/19/1884 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
06/01/1884 Named the #30 prospect in the MLB
06/08/1884 Was selected to the 1884 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07/14/1884 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
08/14/1884 Wins the 1884 World Series with the Washington Nationals.
01/01/1885 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 100 (100); Power: 46 (46); Eye: 56 (63).
04/21/1885 Injured (bronchitis),day-to-day for one week.
05/11/1885 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
06/08/1885 Was selected to the 1885 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08/11/1885 Wins the 1885 World Series with the Buffalo Bisons.
01/01/1886 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 74 (74); Power: 43 (43); Eye: 56 (60).
01/01/1887 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 67 (70); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 59 (59).
06/20/1887 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
08/09/1887 Goes 5-7 against the Cleveland Blues, with 1 3B, 2 RBI and 5 R.
01/01/1888 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 64 (68); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 58 (58).
01/01/1889 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (66); Power: 43 (43); Eye: 56 (60).
01/01/1890 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (64); Power: 37 (37); Eye: 55 (59).
01/01/1891 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 54 (57); Power: 37 (37); Eye: 57 (58).
01/01/1892 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 51 (52); Power: 28 (33); Eye: 54 (59).
01/01/1893 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 48 (50); Power: 30 (35); Eye: 54 (58).
09/12/1893 Wins the 1893 World Series with the Washington Senators.
01/01/1894 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 44 (44); Power: 38 (38); Eye: 55 (55).
01/01/1895 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 39 (39); Eye: 60 (60).
01/01/1896 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 43 (43); Power: 34 (34); Eye: 61 (61).
01/01/1897 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 37 (37); Power: 39 (39); Eye: 62 (62).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1884 105 4
1885 106 1
Year PA Rank
1884 468 6
1885 474 7
1887 600 6
Year AB Rank
1884 438 10
1885 451 6
1887 547 7
Year H Rank
1884 149 1
1885 139 3
1887 167 9
Year TB Rank
1884 202 2
1885 194 2
Year 2B Rank
1885 25 3
1887 31 7
1888 24 7
Year 3B Rank
1884 13 6
1886 15 8
Year HR Rank
1885 4 10
Year SB Rank
1884 31 10
1885 31 8
1886 43 10
Year RBI Rank
1885 78 1
Year R Rank
1884 95 2
1885 81 3
Year SF Rank
1889 10 1
Year EBH Rank
1884 36 7
1885 38 3
Year AVG Rank
1884 .340 1
1885 .308 5
Year OBP Rank
1884 .382 3
Year SLG Rank
1884 .461 4
1885 .430 4
Year RC Rank
1884 75.31 2
1885 61.17 7
Year RC/27 Rank
1884 6.52 3
1885 4.86 10
Year wOBA Rank
1884 .383 3
1885 .352 7
Year OPS Rank
1884 .844 3
1885 .768 8
Year WAR Rank
1884 4.8 3
1885 4.1 9
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