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Solly Hofman

Arthur Frederick Hofman (Circus Solly)

Positions: Centerfielder, Second Baseman and First Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 160 lb.

Born: October 29, 1882 in St. Louis, MO (All Transactions)
Debut: July 28, 1903
Teams (by GP): Cubs/Tip-Tops/Blues/Pirates/Yankees 1903-1916

Final Game: August 25, 1916
Died: March 10, 1956 in St. Louis, MO
Buried: Bethlehem Cemetery, Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO
Relatives: Uncle of Bobby Hofman
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Standard Batting

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
1903 20 PIT NL 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 /O
1904 21 CHC NL 7 27 26 7 7 0 0 1 4 2 1 1 .269 .296 .385 .681 109 10 0 0 /O6
1905 22 CHC NL 86 316 287 43 68 14 4 1 38 15 20 26 .237 .289 .324 .613 79 93 1 8 4/365O
1906 23 CHC NL 64 221 195 30 50 2 3 2 20 13 20 11 .256 .326 .328 .654 99 64 0 6 O3/645
1907 24 CHC NL 134 536 470 67 126 11 3 1 36 29 41 30 .268 .328 .311 .639 95 146 1 24 O63/54
1908 25 CHC NL 120 478 411 55 100 15 5 2 42 15 33 34 .243 .309 .319 .628 97 131 6 28 O34/5
1909 26 CHC NL 153 613 527 60 150 21 4 2 58 20 53 48 .285 .351 .351 .702 116 185 1 32 *O
1910 27 CHC NL 136 572 477 83 155 24 16 3 86 29 65 34 .325 .406 .461 .867 154 220 0 30 *O3/5
1911 28 CHC NL 143 605 512 66 129 17 2 2 70 30 66 40 .252 .341 .305 .645 82 156 3 24 *O3
1912 29 TOT NL 53 210 178 35 49 15 1 0 20 5 27 19 .275 .374 .371 .745 104 66 1 4 O/3
1912 29 CHC NL 36 150 125 28 34 11 0 0 18 5 22 13 .272 .385 .360 .745 104 45 1 2 O/3
1912 29 PIT NL 17 60 53 7 15 4 1 0 2 0 5 6 .283 .345 .396 .741 103 21 0 2 O
1913 30 PIT NL 28 95 83 11 19 5 2 0 7 3 3 8 6 .229 .297 .337 .634 84 28 0 4 O
1914 31 BTT FL 147 583 515 65 148 25 12 5 83 34 54 41 .287 .357 .412 .769 120 212 2 12 *43O/6
1915 32 BUF FL 109 386 346 29 81 10 6 0 27 12 30 28 .234 .295 .298 .593 72 103 0 10 O3/546
1916 33 TOT MLB 11 47 43 2 13 3 2 0 4 1 0 3 3 .302 .348 .465 .813 141 20 0 1 O
1916 33 NYY AL 6 29 27 0 8 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 .296 .321 .407 .729 117 11 0 1 /O
1916 33 CHC NL 5 18 16 2 5 2 1 0 2 0 0 2 2 .313 .389 .563 .951 179 9 0 0 /O
14 Yrs 1194 4691 4072 554 1095 162 60 19 495 208 3 421 321 .269 .340 .352 .692 104 1434 15 183
162 Game Avg. 162 636 552 75 149 22 8 3 67 28 57 44 .269 .340 .352 .692 104 195 2 25
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
CHC (10 yrs) 884 3536 3046 441 824 117 38 14 374 158 0 323 239 .271 .343 .348 .691 106 1059 13 154
PIT (3 yrs) 48 157 138 19 34 9 3 0 9 3 3 13 12 .246 .311 .355 .666 89 49 0 6
BTT (1 yr) 147 583 515 65 148 25 12 5 83 34 54 41 .287 .357 .412 .769 120 212 2 12
NYY (1 yr) 6 29 27 0 8 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 .296 .321 .407 .729 117 11 0 1
BUF (1 yr) 109 386 346 29 81 10 6 0 27 12 30 28 .234 .295 .298 .593 72 103 0 10
NL (12 yrs) 932 3693 3184 460 858 126 41 14 383 161 3 336 251 .269 .342 .348 .690 105 1108 13 160
FL (2 yrs) 256 969 861 94 229 35 18 5 110 46 84 69 .266 .333 .366 .698 101 315 2 22
AL (1 yr) 6 29 27 0 8 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 .296 .321 .407 .729 117 11 0 1

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1903 20 PIT NL 3 2 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .483 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 $ /O
1904 21 CHC NL 7 27 0 0 0 0 -0 0 0.0 1 1 0.1 .505 .500 0.1 -0.0 1 $ /O6
1905 22 CHC NL 86 316 -7 1 0 6 0 -0 -0.1 9 9 0.9 .500 .500 0.3 0.7 3 $ 4/365O
1906 23 CHC NL 64 221 0 0 0 3 -1 3 0.3 7 10 1.0 .505 .502 0.7 0.2 7 $ O3/645
1907 24 CHC NL 134 536 -2 0 0 8 -1 6 0.6 17 22 2.3 .505 .504 1.4 0.9 14 $ O63/54
1908 25 CHC NL 120 478 -1 -0 0 2 -2 -2 -0.2 14 13 1.2 .498 .499 1.0 -0.1 11 $ O34/5
1909 26 CHC NL 153 613 10 -1 0 10 -4 14 1.8 18 32 3.6 .511 .511 2.3 0.8 23 $ *O
1910 27 CHC NL 136 572 33 -0 0 3 -4 32 3.6 16 48 5.1 .526 .522 4.8 -0.0 45 $ *O3/5
1911 28 CHC NL 143 605 -9 -1 0 0 -4 -14 -1.7 16 2 0.0 .490 .491 0.2 -0.5 2 $5,000 *O3
1912 29 CHC NL 36 150 2 -0 0 1 -1 2 0.1 4 6 0.5 .504 .501 0.5 -0.0 5 $5,000 O/3
1912 29 PIT NL 17 60 0 0 0 2 -0 2 0.2 2 4 0.4 .512 .501 0.2 0.2 2 $ O
1913 30 PIT NL 28 95 -2 -0 0 -1 -1 -3 -0.4 3 -1 -0.1 .487 .498 0.0 -0.2 0 $ O
1914 31 BTT FL 147 583 14 1 0 -7 -2 7 0.9 7 13 1.6 .505 .504 2.2 -0.8 20 $ *43O/6
1915 32 BUF FL 109 386 -11 -0 0 -2 -4 -18 -2.0 4 -13 -1.6 .481 .487 -1.4 -0.7 -11 $ O3/546
1916 33 NYY AL 6 29 0 0 0 1 -0 1 0.2 1 2 0.3 .525 .501 0.1 0.1 1 $ /O
1916 33 CHC NL 5 18 1 0 0 0 -0 1 0.2 0 2 0.2 .530 .501 0.2 -0.0 2 $ /O
14 Seasons 1194 4691 29 -1 0 26 -24 30 3.3 120 149 15.4 .503 .501 12.5 0.6 123 $10,000
CHC (10 yrs) 884 3536 27 -1 0 33 -17 41 4.6 103 145 14.9 .506 .503 11.5 2.0 112 $10,000
PIT (3 yrs) 48 157 -2 0 0 1 -1 -2 -0.2 4 3 0.2 .495 .500 0.1 -0.0 1 $
BTT (1 yr) 147 583 14 1 0 -7 -2 7 0.9 7 13 1.6 .505 .504 2.2 -0.8 20 $
NYY (1 yr) 6 29 0 0 0 1 -0 1 0.2 1 2 0.3 .525 .501 0.1 0.1 1 $
BUF (1 yr) 109 386 -11 -0 0 -2 -4 -18 -2.0 4 -13 -1.6 .481 .487 -1.4 -0.7 -11 $

Advanced Batting

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
1903 20 PIT NL 2 2 0 0.0 95 .000 .000 .282 .000 .346 .000 .368 .000 .714 -100 .000 -0.5 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1904 21 CHC NL 27 19 3 4.2 77 .250 .269 .258 .296 .316 .385 .333 .681 .649 109 .606 0.1 0.0 .684 .231 .115 1.3
1905 22 CHC NL 316 227 27 3.2 87 .258 .237 .269 .289 .332 .324 .351 .613 .683 79 .452 -7.7 -0.9 .589 .209 .087 1.9
1906 23 CHC NL 221 151 21 3.7 80 .264 .256 .259 .326 .327 .328 .330 .654 .657 99 .571 -0.5 -0.1 .669 .241 .072 3.5
1907 24 CHC NL 536 368 48 3.4 79 .285 .268 .259 .328 .326 .311 .329 .639 .654 95 .553 -2.3 -0.3 .631 .191 .043 1.9
1908 25 CHC NL 478 339 39 3.1 74 .261 .243 .251 .309 .313 .319 .324 .628 .637 97 .516 -1.1 -0.1 .595 .192 .075 3.5
1909 26 CHC NL 613 409 65 4.3 78 .310 .285 .254 .351 .322 .351 .328 .702 .650 116 .626 10.8 1.3 .687 .205 .066 3.6
1910 27 CHC NL 572 352 89 6.8 87 .345 .325 .262 .406 .336 .461 .347 .867 .683 154 .755 33.1 3.6 .975 .333 .136 5.4
1911 28 CHC NL 605 407 53 3.5 95 .270 .252 .267 .341 .344 .305 .368 .645 .712 82 .439 -10.3 -1.1 .666 .240 .053 3.8
1912 29 TOT NL 210 133 24 4.8 100 .308 .275 .280 .374 .350 .371 .381 .745 .731 104 .556 2.7 0.3 .767 .275 .096 .0
1912 29 CHC NL 150 93 17 4.9 100 .304 .272 .280 .385 .350 .360 .382 .745 .732 104 .563 2.4 0.2 .802 .304 .088 .0
1912 29 PIT NL 60 40 7 4.7 99 .319 .283 .279 .345 .349 .396 .380 .741 .729 103 .543 0.3 0.0 .684 .208 .113
1913 30 PIT NL 95 71 8 3.0 88 .247 .229 .265 .297 .329 .337 .360 .634 .689 84 .404 -1.7 -0.2 .537 .205 .108 .0
1914 31 BTT FL 583 379 75 5.3 91 .305 .287 .269 .357 .334 .412 .364 .769 .698 120 .635 16.9 1.8 .823 .295 .124 8.7
1915 32 BUF FL 386 275 30 2.9 88 .255 .234 .265 .295 .333 .298 .356 .593 .689 72 .403 -10.4 -1.2 .547 .185 .064 .0
1916 33 TOT MLB 47 31 8 7.0 85 .325 .302 .261 .348 .330 .465 .344 .813 .674 141 .781 1.8 0.2 .800 .256 .163 .0
1916 33 NYY AL 29 20 4 5.4 84 .308 .296 .259 .321 .333 .407 .338 .729 .672 117 .686 0.3 0.0 .684 .185 .111 .0
1916 33 CHC NL 18 11 4 9.8 85 .357 .313 .265 .389 .325 .563 .354 .951 .679 179 .875 1.6 0.2 1.000 .375 .250
14 Yrs 4691 3163 490 4.1 85 .288 .269 .262 .340 .331 .352 .347 .692 .678 104 .572 30.9 3.3 .696 .237 .083 34.8
162 Game Avg. 636 429 66 4.1 85 .288 .269 .262 .340 .331 .352 .347 .692 .678 104 .572 4 0 .696 .237 .083 5
PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
CHC (10 yrs) 3536 2376 366 4.1 84 .290 .271 .261 .343 .330 .348 .342 .691 .672 106 .582 26.1 2.9 .699 .235 .077 25.7
PIT (3 yrs) 157 113 15 3.6 93 .270 .246 .271 .311 .337 .355 .368 .666 .705 89 .453 -2.0 -0.2 .579 .203 .109 .0
BTT (1 yr) 583 379 75 5.3 91 .305 .287 .269 .357 .334 .412 .364 .769 .698 120 .636 16.9 1.8 .823 .295 .124 8.7
NYY (1 yr) 29 20 4 5.4 84 .308 .296 .259 .321 .333 .407 .338 .729 .672 117 .685 0.3 0.0 .684 .185 .111 .0
BUF (1 yr) 386 275 30 2.9 88 .255 .234 .265 .295 .333 .298 .356 .593 .689 72 .403 -10.4 -1.2 .547 .185 .064 .0
NL (12 yrs) 3693 2489 381 4.1 84 .289 .269 .261 .342 .330 .348 .343 .690 .673 105 .576 24.1 2.7 .693 .234 .079 25.8
FL (2 yrs) 969 654 105 4.3 90 .285 .266 .267 .333 .334 .366 .361 .698 .695 101 .557 6.5 0.6 .707 .251 .100 9.0
AL (1 yr) 29 20 4 5.4 84 .308 .296 .259 .321 .333 .407 .338 .729 .672 117 .685 0.3 0.0 .684 .185 .111 .0

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1906 23 CHC NL WS CHW L 6 27 23 3 7 1 0 0 2 1 1 3 5 .304 .385 .348 .732 8 0 0 1 0 0
1908 25 CHC NL WS DET W 5 20 19 2 6 0 1 0 4 2 0 1 4 .316 .350 .421 .771 8 0 0 0 0 0
1910 27 CHC NL WS PHA L 5 21 15 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 3 .267 .400 .267 .667 4 0 0 1 1 0
3 Yrs (3 Series) 16 68 57 7 17 1 1 0 8 3 1 8 12 .298 .379 .351 .730 20 0 0 2 1 0
3 WS 16 68 57 7 17 1 1 0 8 3 1 8 12 .298 .379 .351 .730 20 0 0 2 1 0

Cumulative Batting

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
1903 20 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0
1904 21 10 29 28 8 7 0 0 1 4 2 1 1 .250 .276 .357 .633 93 10 0 0
1905 22 96 345 315 51 75 14 4 2 42 17 21 27 .238 .288 .327 .615 81 103 1 8
1906 23 160 566 510 81 125 16 7 4 62 30 41 38 .245 .303 .327 .630 88 167 1 14
1907 24 294 1102 980 148 251 27 10 5 98 59 82 68 .256 .315 .319 .634 91 313 2 38
1908 25 414 1580 1391 203 351 42 15 7 140 74 115 102 .252 .313 .319 .632 93 444 8 66
1909 26 567 2193 1918 263 501 63 19 9 198 94 168 150 .261 .324 .328 .652 99 629 9 98
1910 27 703 2765 2395 346 656 87 35 12 284 123 233 184 .274 .341 .354 .695 111 849 9 128
1911 28 846 3370 2907 412 785 104 37 14 354 153 299 224 .270 .341 .346 .686 105 1005 12 152
1912 29 899 3580 3085 447 834 119 38 14 374 158 326 243 .270 .343 .347 .690 105 1071 13 156
1913 30 927 3675 3168 458 853 124 40 14 381 161 3 334 249 .269 .341 .347 .688 105 1099 13 160
1914 31 1074 4258 3683 523 1001 149 52 19 464 195 3 388 290 .272 .344 .356 .700 107 1311 15 172
1915 32 1183 4644 4029 552 1082 159 58 19 491 207 3 418 318 .269 .340 .351 .690 104 1414 15 182
1916 33 1194 4691 4072 554 1095 162 60 19 495 208 3 421 321 .269 .340 .352 .692 104 1434 15 183

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1903 20 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 3
1904 21 7 28 27 7 7 0 0 1 4 2 1 1 .259 .286 .370 .656 3 7
1905 22 90 332 302 47 73 15 4 1 42 16 21 27 .242 .293 .328 .621 29 86
1906 23 67 239 210 36 57 2 3 2 24 15 23 12 .271 .343 .338 .681 25 64
1907 24 141 588 513 87 151 13 4 1 47 35 49 32 .294 .357 .341 .698 62 134
1908 25 125 519 443 73 120 18 6 2 56 18 40 35 .271 .341 .352 .693 52 120
1909 26 160 663 568 75 174 24 5 2 72 23 61 50 .306 .375 .377 .751 80 153
1910 27 142 614 510 96 173 27 18 3 100 32 73 36 .339 .422 .480 .902 103 136
1911 28 148 630 533 69 135 18 2 2 73 31 69 42 .253 .342 .306 .648 55 143
1912 29 56 220 187 35 50 15 1 0 20 5 28 20 .267 .366 .358 .724 24 53
1913 30 29 101 88 12 21 6 2 0 8 3 9 6 .239 .309 .352 .662 9 28
1914 31 153 617 544 74 163 28 13 6 95 37 59 43 .300 .370 .432 .802 86 147
1915 32 114 410 367 34 90 11 7 0 32 13 33 29 .245 .308 .313 .621 36 109
1916 33 11 50 46 2 15 3 2 0 5 1 3 3 .326 .367 .478 .846 8 11
14 Yrs 1246 5013 4340 648 1229 180 67 20 578 231 469 336 .283 .355 .369 .725 572 1194
162 Game Avg. 162 652 564 84 160 23 9 3 75 30 61 44 .283 .355 .369 .725 74 1194

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1910 NL  5.1 (6th)

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
1910 NL  5.1 (2nd)

Offensive WAR† s c a p y
1910 NL  4.8 (3rd)

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1907 NL  0.9 (10th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1910 NL  .325 (3rd)

On-Base% s c a p y
1910 NL  .406 (4th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1910 NL  .461 (2nd)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1910 NL  .867 (3rd)

Games Played s c a p y
1909 NL  153 (3rd)

Triples s c a p y
1910 NL  16 (3rd)
1914 FL  12 (7th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1910 NL  86 (4th)
1914 FL  83 (9th)

Singles s c a p y
1909 NL  123 (10th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1910 NL  154 (3rd)

Runs Created s c a p y
1910 NL  89 (4th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1910 NL  33 (3rd)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1910 NL  3.6 (2nd)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1910 NL  43 (8th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1910 NL  .755 (3rd)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1907 NL  24 (10th)
1908 NL  28 (8th)
1909 NL  32 (3rd)
1910 NL  30 (7th)
Career  183 (103rd)

Youngest s c a p y
1903 NL  born 1882-10-29 (7th)
1904 NL  born 1882-10-29 (9th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 18 (1085), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 4 (1723), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 12 (1361), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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