Bob Hooper
Robert Nelson Hooper
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: May 30, 1922 in Leamington, ON, CAN
School: Montclair State University
Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1941. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 19, 1950
Final Game: May 14, 1955
Died: March 17, 1980 in New Brunswick, NJ
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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
1950 28 PHA AL 45 62 56 4 7 2 0 1 8 0 0 0 21 .125 .155 .214 .369 -5 12 2 2 4 1
1951 29 PHA AL 38 75 72 8 15 3 0 1 8 0 0 1 19 .208 .219 .292 .511 36 21 1 0 2 1
1952 30 PHA AL 43 45 41 3 8 1 0 2 3 0 0 1 10 .195 .214 .366 .580 55 15 1 0 3 1
1953 31 CLE AL 43 13 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .083 .154 .083 .237 -34 1 0 0 0 1
1954 32 CLE AL 17 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 1
1955 33 CIN NL 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
6 Seasons 194 201 187 15 31 6 0 4 19 0 0 3 51 .166 .188 .262 .450 19 49 4 2 9 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 168 156 13 26 5 0 3 16 0 0 3 43 .166 .188 .262 .450 19 41 3 2 8
PHA (3 yrs) 126 182 169 15 30 6 0 4 19 0 0 2 50 .178 .197 .284 .481 26 48 4 2 9
CLE (2 yrs) 60 18 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .059 .111 .059 .170 -53 1 0 0 0 0
CIN (1 yr) 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (5 yrs) 186 200 186 15 31 6 0 4 19 0 0 3 51 .167 .188 .263 .452 19 49 4 2 9 0
NL (1 yr) 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0

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
1950 28 PHA AL 62 55 2 1.0 112 .176 .125 .276 .155 .363 .214 .414 .369 .776 -5 .047 -9.2 -0.9 .275 .089 .089 .0
1951 29 PHA AL 75 60 5 2.2 104 .269 .208 .270 .219 .351 .292 .396 .511 .747 36 .217 -6.9 -0.7 .379 .097 .083 .0
1952 30 PHA AL 45 37 3 2.2 101 .207 .195 .267 .214 .348 .366 .390 .580 .738 55 .237 -2.9 -0.3 .471 .195 .171 .0
1953 31 CLE AL 13 11 0 0.0 101 .083 .083 .267 .154 .343 .083 .393 .237 .736 -34 .000 -2.3 -0.2 .182 .083 .000
1954 32 CLE AL 5 5 0 0.0 100 .000 .000 .268 .000 .344 .000 .391 .000 .735 -100 .000 -1.4 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1955 33 CIN NL 1 1 0 0.0 110 .000 .000 .271 .000 .343 .000 .429 .000 .772 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
6 Seasons 201 169 10 1.6 105 .205 .166 .271 .188 .353 .262 .400 .450 .753 19 .126 -23.1 -2.3 .338 .112 .096 .0
162 Game Avg. 168 141 8 1.6 105 .205 .166 .271 .188 .353 .262 .400 .450 .753 19 .126 -23.1 -2.3 .338 .112 .096
PHA (3 yrs) 182 152 10 1.8 106 .226 .178 .271 .197 .354 .284 .400 .481 .754 26 .149 -19.1 -1.9 .364 .118 .107 .0
CLE (2 yrs) 18 16 0 0.0 101 .063 .059 .267 .111 .343 .059 .393 .170 .736 -53 .000 -3.7 -0.4 .125 .059 .000
CIN (1 yr) 1 1 0 0.0 110 .000 .000 .271 .000 .343 .000 .429 .000 .772 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
AL (5 yrs) 200 168 10 1.6 105 .206 .167 .271 .188 .353 .263 .399 .452 .753 19 .128 -22.8 -2.3 .340 .113 .097 .0
NL (1 yr) 1 1 0 0.0 110 .000 .000 .271 .000 .343 .000 .429 .000 .772 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000

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
1950 28 PHA AL 62 1.6% 33.9% 0.0% 4.8% 43% 2.7 56.0 7.0 55%
1951 29 PHA AL 75 1.3% 25.3% 1.3% 5.3% 27% 19.00 3.8 72.0 9.0 69%
1952 30 PHA AL 45 4.4% 22.2% 2.2% 6.7% 38% 10.00 4.1 20.5 13.7 64%
1953 31 CLE AL 13 0.0% 0.0% 7.7% 0.0% 0% 0.00 92%
1954 32 CLE AL 5 0.0% 20.0% 0.0% 0.0% 5.0 1.00 80%
1955 33 CIN NL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.00 100%
6 Seasons 201 2.0% 25.4% 1.5% 5.0% 32% 17.00 3.7 46.8 9.8 0.50 66%
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 32 CLE AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1955 33 CIN 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
6 Seasons 0 0 34% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 32 CLE AL 5 40% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1955 33 CIN NL 2 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Seasons 7 29% 31 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 4 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
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
1950 28 45 62 56 4 7 2 0 1 8 0 0 0 21 .125 .155 .214 .369 -5 12 2 2 4
1951 29 83 137 128 12 22 5 0 2 16 0 0 1 40 .172 .191 .258 .449 17 33 3 2 6
1952 30 126 182 169 15 30 6 0 4 19 0 0 2 50 .178 .197 .284 .481 26 48 4 2 9
1953 31 169 195 181 15 31 6 0 4 19 0 0 3 50 .171 .194 .271 .464 22 49 4 2 9
1954 32 186 200 186 15 31 6 0 4 19 0 0 3 51 .167 .188 .263 .452 19 49 4 2 9 0
1955 33 194 201 187 15 31 6 0 4 19 0 0 3 51 .166 .188 .262 .450 19 49 4 2 9 0 0

Neutralized Batting

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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
1950 28 47 61 59 3 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 22 .000 .033 .000 .033 1 45
1951 29 40 76 75 7 15 3 0 1 7 0 1 20 .200 .211 .280 .491 4 38
1952 30 45 43 42 3 8 1 0 2 3 0 1 10 .190 .209 .357 .566 3 43
1953 31 45 14 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .071 .000 .071 0 43
1954 32 18 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 17
1955 33 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 8
6 Seasons 203 200 195 13 23 4 0 3 16 0 3 53 .118 .140 .185 .325 8 194
162 Game Avg. 162 160 156 10 18 3 0 2 13 0 2 42 .118 .140 .185 .325 6 194

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