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Butch Hobson
Clell Lavern Hobson
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 193 lb.

Born: August 17, 1951 in Tuscaloosa, AL
Schools: University of Alabama
Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 8th round of the 1973 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 7, 1975
Final Game: August 3, 1982
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1975 23 BOS AL 2 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 37 1 0 0 0 0 0 /5
1976 24 BOS AL 76 292 269 34 63 7 5 8 34 0 1 15 62 .234 .272 .387 .658 82 104 8 0 5 3 1 5
1977 25 BOS AL 159 637 593 77 157 33 5 30 112 5 4 27 162 .265 .300 .489 .789 101 290 17 4 10 3 4 *5 MVP-23
1978 26 BOS AL 147 574 512 65 128 26 2 17 80 1 0 50 122 .250 .312 .408 .720 92 209 15 0 4 8 3 *5D
1979 27 BOS AL 146 570 528 74 138 26 7 28 93 3 2 30 78 .261 .298 .496 .794 106 262 23 0 6 6 2 *5/4
1980 28 BOS AL 93 352 324 35 74 6 0 11 39 1 1 25 69 .228 .281 .349 .630 68 113 10 0 0 3 2 5D
1981 29 CAL AL 85 310 268 27 63 7 4 4 36 1 1 35 60 .235 .321 .336 .657 90 90 4 1 2 4 0 *5/D
1982 30 NYY AL 30 60 58 2 10 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 14 .172 .183 .207 .390 8 12 2 0 0 1 0 D3
8 Seasons 738 2799 2556 314 634 107 23 98 397 11 9 183 569 .248 .297 .423 .719 91 1081 79 5 27 28 12
162 Game Avg. 162 614 561 69 139 23 5 22 87 2 2 40 125 .248 .297 .423 .719 91 237 17 1 6 6 3
BOS (6 yrs) 623 2429 2230 285 561 98 19 94 358 10 8 147 495 .252 .296 .439 .735 93 979 73 4 25 23 12
CAL (1 yr) 85 310 268 27 63 7 4 4 36 1 1 35 60 .235 .321 .336 .657 90 90 4 1 2 4 0
NYY (1 yr) 30 60 58 2 10 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 14 .172 .183 .207 .390 8 12 2 0 0 1 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1975 BOS AL 23 3B 1 1 9.0 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 0.5 66.7 0.5 0.0 0.5 0 4.00 4.00 .950 3.20 2.80
1976 BOS AL 24 3B 76 76 675.0 220 60 146 14 11 .936 -3.4 -6.0 -3.4 -2.8 -0.6 0 2.75 2.71 .954 2.94 2.64
1977 BOS AL 25 3B 159 159 1410.0 423 128 272 23 27 .946 -12.4 -10.6 -13.4 -6.2 -7.2 1 2.55 2.52 .957 2.97 2.72 MVP-23
1978 BOS AL 26 3B 133 133 1159.1 426 122 261 43 25 .899 -12.0 -12.4 -12.0 -9.0 -3.1 0 2.97 2.88 .957 3.00 2.59
1978 BOS AL 26 DH 14
1979 BOS AL 27 3B 142 141 1218.0 386 110 251 25 17 .935 -6.2 -6.1 -5.2 -0.8 -4.5 -1 2.67 2.54 .954 3.07 2.66
1979 BOS AL 27 2B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -240.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0.00 0.00 5.40 4.80
1980 BOS AL 28 3B 57 55 451.1 177 52 109 16 5 .910 -1.5 -4.0 -1.5 -1.3 -0.2 0 3.21 2.82 .953 3.01 2.59
1980 BOS AL 28 DH 36
1981 CAL AL 29 3B 83 83 678.2 241 85 139 17 13 .929 -16.6 -29.4 -15.6 -5.2 -10.5 -1 2.97 2.70 .951 2.95 2.52
1981 CAL AL 29 DH 2
1982 NYY AL 30 DH 15
1982 NYY AL 30 1B 11 3 40.0 41 37 2 2 3 .951 -1.1 -33.0 -1.1 -0.1 -1.0 0 8.78 3.55 .993 9.85 8.51
7 Seasons 3B 651 648 5601.1 1877 558 1181 138 98 .926 -51.6 -11.1 -50.6 -25.3 -25.6 -1 2.79 2.67 .955 3.00 2.63
4 Seasons DH 67
1 Season 1B 11 3 40.0 41 37 2 2 3 .951 -1.1 -33.0 -1.1 -0.1 -1.0 0 8.78 3.55 .993 9.85 8.51
1 Season 2B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -240.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0.00 0.00 5.40 4.80
8 Seasons TOT 663 651 5642.1 1918 595 1183 140 101 .927 -52.9 -11.3 -51.9 -25.6 -26.6 -1 2.84 2.68 .883 3.04 2.73

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1977-AL-23-1%
0.01 Career Shares (1456th)

Games Played s c a p y
1977 AL--159--7th

Doubles s c a p y
1977 AL--33--10th

Home Runs s c a p y
1977 AL--30--8th
1979 AL--28--10th

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1977 AL--112--4th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1977 AL--162--1st
1978 AL--122--5th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1977 AL--68--6th

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1978 AL--8--9th

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1979 AL--23--3rd

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 15 (1165), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 5 (1515), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 6 (2327), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 5, 1973: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 8th round of the 1973 amateur draft.

December 10, 1980: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Rick Burleson to the California Angels for Mark Clear, Carney Lansford and Rick Miller.

March 24, 1982: Traded by the California Angels to the New York Yankees for Bill Castro.

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