Bobby Hofman
Robert George Hofman
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: October 5, 1925 in St. Louis, MO
High School: Beaumont (St. Louis, MO)
Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1944. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 19, 1949
Final Game: May 1, 1957
Died: April 5, 1994 in Chesterfield, MO
Relatives: Nephew of Solly Hofman
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Standard Batting

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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
1949 23 NYG NL 19 55 48 4 10 0 0 0 3 0 5 6 .208 .296 .208 .505 38 10 1 1 1 4
1952 26 NYG NL 32 72 63 11 18 2 2 2 4 0 0 8 10 .286 .375 .476 .851 133 30 2 1 0 4/53
1953 27 NYG NL 74 182 169 21 45 7 2 12 34 1 1 12 23 .266 .315 .544 .859 116 92 7 0 1 54
1954 28 NYG NL 71 148 125 12 28 5 0 8 30 0 0 17 15 .224 .317 .456 .773 99 57 3 1 3 2 34/5
1955 29 NYG NL 96 232 207 32 55 7 2 10 28 0 2 22 31 .266 .336 .464 .800 109 96 8 1 0 2 2 342/5
1956 30 NYG NL 47 64 56 1 10 1 0 0 2 0 0 6 8 .179 .270 .196 .466 29 11 2 1 1 0 0 /5234
1957 31 NYG NL 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Seasons 341 755 670 81 166 22 6 32 101 1 3 70 94 .248 .322 .442 .764 99 296 23 5 6 4 2
162 Game Avg. 162 359 318 38 79 10 3 15 48 0 33 45 .248 .322 .442 .764 99 141 11 2 3

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1949 23 NYG NL 55 40 3 2.0 104 .238 .208 .270 .296 .344 .208 .405 .505 .749 38 .181 -4.2 -0.4 .410 .104 .000
1952 26 NYG NL 72 47 11 6.3 98 .314 .286 .263 .375 .336 .476 .391 .851 .727 133 .680 2.8 0.3 .830 .317 .190 .0
1953 27 NYG NL 182 133 29 5.8 112 .246 .266 .278 .315 .349 .544 .433 .859 .782 116 .581 2.7 0.3 .788 .349 .278 1.8
1954 28 NYG NL 148 105 18 4.6 110 .192 .224 .275 .317 .347 .456 .426 .773 .772 99 .481 -0.5 -0.1 .750 .368 .232 .0
1955 29 NYG NL 232 164 30 4.9 106 .268 .266 .267 .336 .338 .464 .422 .800 .760 109 .520 2.4 0.2 .722 .295 .198 .0
1956 30 NYG NL 64 49 3 1.6 102 .208 .179 .263 .270 .330 .196 .415 .466 .745 29 .138 -5.5 -0.6 .375 .125 .018
1957 31 NYG NL 2 2 0 0.0 103 .000 .000 .268 .000 .332 .000 .416 .000 .748 -100 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
7 Seasons 755 540 94 4.6 107 .245 .248 .271 .322 .342 .442 .421 .764 .763 99 .499 -2.9 -0.4 .696 .296 .194 1.9
162 Game Avg. 359 257 45 4.6 107 .245 .248 .271 .322 .342 .442 .421 .764 .763 99 .499 -2.9 -0.4 .696 .296 .194 1

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1949 23 NYG NL 55 0.0% 10.9% 9.1% 0.0% 0% 1.20 8.0 16.0 76%
1952 26 NYG NL 72 2.8% 13.9% 11.1% 8.3% 33% 1.25 6.3 31.5 15.8 71%
1953 27 NYG NL 182 6.6% 12.6% 6.6% 11.5% 47% 1.92 7.3 14.1 5.0 74%
1954 28 NYG NL 148 5.4% 10.1% 11.5% 8.8% 46% 0.88 8.3 15.6 4.2 0.84 70%
1955 29 NYG NL 232 4.3% 13.4% 9.5% 8.2% 35% 1.41 6.7 20.7 7.4 0.76 72%
1956 30 NYG NL 64 0.0% 12.5% 9.4% 1.6% 10% 1.33 7.0 28.0 1.46 75%
1957 31 NYG NL 2 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.0 50%
7 Seasons 755 4.2% 12.5% 9.3% 8.0% 36% 1.34 7.1 20.9 6.6 0.87 73%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1954 28 NYG NL 1 0 11% 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 30% 6 4 1 1 1 0 3 1 2
1955 29 NYG NL 2 0 32% 51 0 2 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 27% 8 7 1 3 2 1 4 2 2
1956 30 NYG NL 0 0 6% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1957 31 NYG NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Seasons 3 0 23% 86 1 3 25% 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 2 27% 15 12 2 4 3 1 7 3 4
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1954 28 NYG NL 144 60% 28 33 9 3 9 2.47 8 1 11 2 6 6 2 0 3 3 100% 39 3 8% 21 11 52% 124 24 19% 16 11 69% 14 6 43% 3
1955 29 NYG NL 171 51% 55 35 8 3 4 1.98 10 0 3 7 2 6 3 0 2 0 0% 41 8 20% 14 3 21% 119 14 12% 7 3 43% 8 2 25% 61
1956 30 NYG NL 49 61% 10 25 5 0 1 1.40 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 8 2 25% 3 2 67% 33 4 12% 3 1 33% 2 0 0% 14
1957 31 NYG NL 1 100% 0 1 0 0 0 0.96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Seasons 365 56% 166 94 22 6 14 1.99 32 1 15 9 8 12 5 0 6 6 100% 88 23 26% 38 16 42% 276 42 15% 26 15 58% 24 8 33% 79
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1949 23 19 55 48 4 10 0 0 0 3 0 5 6 .208 .296 .208 .505 38 10 1 1 1
1950 24 19 55 48 4 10 0 0 0 3 0 5 6 .208 .296 .208 .505 38 10 1 1 1
1951 25 19 55 48 4 10 0 0 0 3 0 5 6 .208 .296 .208 .505 38 10 1 1 1
1952 26 51 127 111 15 28 2 2 2 7 0 0 13 16 .252 .341 .360 .702 91 40 3 2 1
1953 27 125 309 280 36 73 9 4 14 41 1 1 25 39 .261 .326 .471 .797 107 132 10 2 2
1954 28 196 457 405 48 101 14 4 22 71 1 1 42 54 .249 .323 .467 .790 104 189 13 3 5 2
1955 29 292 689 612 80 156 21 6 32 99 1 3 64 85 .255 .327 .466 .793 106 285 21 4 5 4 2
1956 30 339 753 668 81 166 22 6 32 101 1 3 70 93 .249 .323 .443 .766 100 296 23 5 6 4 2
1957 31 341 755 670 81 166 22 6 32 101 1 3 70 94 .248 .322 .442 .764 99 296 23 5 6 4 2

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1949 23 20 57 50 4 11 0 0 0 3 0 6 6 .220 .316 .220 .536 3 19
1952 26 33 77 67 13 20 2 2 2 5 0 9 10 .299 .390 .478 .867 13 32
1953 27 77 185 173 20 44 7 2 12 32 1 12 24 .254 .303 .526 .829 27 74
1954 28 75 150 130 12 28 5 0 8 30 0 17 16 .215 .307 .438 .745 18 71
1955 29 101 239 214 32 54 7 2 10 28 0 22 33 .252 .322 .444 .766 31 96
1956 30 49 67 59 1 11 1 0 0 2 0 7 8 .186 .284 .203 .487 3 47
1957 31 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 2
7 Seasons 357 777 695 82 168 22 6 32 100 1 73 98 .242 .317 .429 .745 95 341
162 Game Avg. 162 353 315 37 76 10 3 15 45 0 33 44 .242 .317 .429 .745 43 341

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Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 7 (2143), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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