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Bob Hooper

Robert Nelson Hooper

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: May 30, 1922 in Leamington, Ontario, CAN
School: Montclair State University
Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1941. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 19, 1950
Teams (by GP): Athletics/Indians/Redlegs 1950-1955

Final Game: May 14, 1955
Died: March 17, 1980 in Brunswick, NJ
Buried: Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Montclair, NJ
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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1941	19	-min	D	3	4	.429	3.79	16						76.0	78	39	32		55								1.750	9.2		6.5			TAR · COPL
1942	20	SFG-min	D,C,B,A1	7	5	.583	1.51	26	8					113.0	106	48	19		52								1.398	8.4		4.1			SBY,LXG,FSM,JCK,OKC · NCSL,WA,SALL,TL
1946	24	SFG-min	A	9	11	.450	3.51	29						164.0	156	97	64		79								1.433	8.6		4.3			JCK · SALL
1947	25	SFG-min	A,AAA	8	12	.400	3.82	28						158.0	159	96	67		72		4						1.462	9.1		4.1	0.2	0.06	JCK,JER · SALL,IL
1948	26	SFG-min	A	20	9	.690	2.45	35						206.0	187	72	56		71								1.252	8.2		3.1			JCK · SALL
1949	27	DET-min	AAA	19	3	.864	3.96	36	18		9	0		175.0	176	94	77		85		75	3	0	0			1.491	9.1		4.4	3.9	0.88	BFL · IL
1950	28	PHA	AL	15	10	.600	5.02	45	20	22	3	0	5	170.1	181	108	95	15	91		58	1	1	4	763	90	1.597	9.6	0.8	4.8	3.1	0.64
1951	29	PHA	AL	12	10	.545	4.38	38	23	8	9	0	5	189.0	192	98	92	13	61		64	3	0	4	790	97	1.339	9.1	0.6	2.9	3.0	1.05
1952	30	PHA	AL	8	15	.348	5.18	43	14	21	4	0	6	144.1	158	100	83	13	68		40	4	1	2	649	77	1.566	9.9	0.8	4.2	2.5	0.59
1953	31	CLE	AL	5	4	.556	4.02	43	0	26	0	0	7	69.1	50	37	31	4	38		16	2	0	2	288	94	1.269	6.5	0.5	4.9	2.1	0.42
1954	32	CLE	AL	0	0		4.93	17	0	8	0	0	2	34.2	39	22	19	3	16		12	1	0	0	155	75	1.587	10.1	0.8	4.2	3.1	0.75
1955	33	CLE-min	AAA	5	9	.357	4.22	43	1		0	0		79.0	76	40	37	7	41	8	54	4	0	4			1.481	8.7	0.8	4.7	6.2	1.32	INA · AA
1955	33	CIN	NL	0	2	.000	7.62	8	0	1	0	0	0	13.0	20	12	11	2	6	0	6	0	0	0	65	57	2.000	13.8	1.4	4.2	4.2	1.00
1956	34	BAL-min	Opn	2	3	.400	6.64	21	5		1	0		63.2	81	49	47	6	38		39	7	0	5			1.869	11.5	0.8	5.4	5.5	1.03	VAN · PCL
1957	35	BAL-min	C	6	2	.750	3.62	24	3					87.0	99	46	35	8	13								1.287	10.2	0.8	1.3			PHX · AZMX
1958	36	BAL-min	B	0	1	.000	3.46	7						13.0			5																WLS · CARL
6 Seasons				40	41	.494	4.80	194	57	86	16	0	25	620.2	640	377	331	50	280	0	196	11	2	12	2710	87	1.482	9.3	0.7	4.1	2.8	0.70
162 Game Avg.				11	11	.494	4.80	53	15	23	4	0	7	168	173	102	90	14	76		53	3	1	3	734	87	1.482	9.3	0.7	4.1	2.8	0.70

PHA (3 yrs)				35	35	.500	4.82	126	57	51	16	0	16	503.2	531	306	270	41	220		162	8	2	10	2202	89	1.491	9.5	0.7	3.9	2.9	0.74
CLE (2 yrs)				5	4	.556	4.33	60	0	34	0	0	9	104.0	89	59	50	7	54		28	3	0	2	443	87	1.375	7.7	0.6	4.7	2.4	0.52
CIN (1 yr)				0	2	.000	7.62	8	0	1	0	0	0	13.0	20	12	11	2	6	0	6	0	0	0	65	57	2.000	13.8	1.4	4.2	4.2	1.00

AL (5 yrs)			AL	40	39	.506	4.74	186	57	85	16	0	25	607.2	620	365	320	48	274		190	11	2	12	2645	88	1.471	9.2	0.7	4.1	2.8	0.69
NL (1 yr)			NL	0	2	.000	7.62	8	0	1	0	0	0	13.0	20	12	11	2	6	0	6	0	0	0	65	57	2.000	13.8	1.4	4.2	4.2	1.00

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	GS	R	Rrep	Rdef	aLI	RAR	WAR	Salary
1950	28	PHA	AL	170.1	20	108	114	-1	1.0	6	0.6	$
1951	29	PHA	AL	189.0	23	98	114	2	1.0	16	1.9	$
1952	30	PHA	AL	144.1	14	100	79	-1	1.0	-21	-1.4	$
1953	31	CLE	AL	69.1	0	37	41	2	1.0	4	0.0	$
1954	32	CLE	AL	34.2	0	22	19	1	.4	-3	-0.4	$
1955	33	CIN	NL	13.0	0	12	8	0	.8	-4	-0.5	$
6 Seasons				620.2	57	377	375	3	1.0	-2	0.2	$

PHA (3 yrs)				503.2	57	306	307	0	1.0	1	1.1	$
CLE (2 yrs)				104.0	0	59	60	3	.8	1	-0.4	$
CIN (1 yr)				13.0	0	12	8	0	.8	-4	-0.5	$

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
1941	19	-min	D	16	23	23		3	0	0	0						.130	.130	.130	.261		3						TAR · COPL
1942	20	SFG-min	D,C,A1,B	23	41	41		5	2	0	0						.122	.122	.171	.293		7						SBY,LXG,FSM,OKC,JCK · NCSL,WA,TL,SALL
1946	24	SFG-min	A	34	62	62		11	2	1	1						.177	.177	.290	.468		18						JCK · SALL
1947	25	SFG-min	A,AAA	26	55	55		12	2	0	1						.218	.218	.309	.527		17						JCK,JER · SALL,IL
1948	26	SFG-min	A	39	86	86		19	3	0	0						.221	.221	.256	.477		22						JCK · SALL
1949	27	DET-min	AAA	43	71	66	11	13	2	0	0	2	0		0	23	.197	.197	.227	.424		15		0	5			BFL · IL
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	37	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	CLE-min	AAA	43	23	20	0	4	1	0	0	1	0		0	7	.200	.200	.250	.450		5	0	0	3	0		INA · AA
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
1956	34	BAL-min	Opn	21	18	14	2	2	0	0	1	1	0		2	4	.143	.294	.357	.651		5	1	1	1	0		VAN · PCL
1957	35	BAL-min	C	33	59	59		14	2	0	3						.237	.237	.424	.661		25						PHX · AZMX
1958	36	BAL-min	B	7	2	2		0									.000	.000										WLS · CARL
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	27	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

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rroe	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	Rrep	RAR	WAR	oRAR	oWAR	dWAR	Salary	Pos
1950	28	PHA	AL	62	-10	0	0	0	0	5	2	-3	-0.3	-3	-0.3	0.0	$	1
1951	29	PHA	AL	75	-7	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$	1
1952	30	PHA	AL	45	-3	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0.1	1	0.1	0.0	$	1
1953	31	CLE	AL	12	-2	0	0	0	0	1	0	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$	1
1954	32	CLE	AL	5	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$	1
1955	33	CIN	NL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$	/1
6 Seasons				201	-23	0	0	0	0	14	5	-4	-0.4	-4	-0.4	0.0	$

PHA (3 yrs)				182	-20	0	0	0	0	13	5	-2	-0.2	-2	-0.2	0.0	$
CLE (2 yrs)				17	-3	0	0	0	0	1	0	-2	-0.2	-2	-0.2	0.0	$
CIN (1 yr)				2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$

Standard Fielding

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Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%	PO
1950	PHA	AL	28	P	45	20	3	170.1	58	19	37	2	10	.966	2.96	1.24	.950	2.03	1.99	3	0	0%	0
1951	PHA	AL	29	P	38	23	9	189.0	58	18	37	3	3	.948	2.62	1.45	.953	2.07	2.06	3	8	73%	2
1952	PHA	AL	30	P	43	14	4	144.1	55	22	32	1	5	.982	3.37	1.26	.966	2.10	2.10	0	5	100%	1
1953	CLE	AL	31	P	43	0	0	69.1	19	3	16	0	2	1.000	2.47	0.44	.957	1.95	1.93	1	5	83%	0
1954	CLE	AL	32	P	17	0	0	34.2	8	2	6	0	0	1.000	2.08	0.47	.959	2.00	1.99	1	0	0%	0
1955	CIN	NL	33	P	8	0	0	13.0	4	0	4	0	0	1.000	2.77	0.50	.950	2.01	2.02	0	0		0
	6 Seasons			P	194	57	16	620.2	202	64	132	6	20	.970	2.84	1.01	.956	2.05	2.02	8	18	69%	3
	6 Seasons			TOT	194	57	16	620.2	202	64	132	6	20	.970	2.84	1.01	.956	2.05	2.02	8	18	69%	3

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Wins s c a p y 1950 AL 15 (10th)	Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y 1951 AL 2.905 (4th)	Games Played s c a p y 1950 AL 45 (6th) 1952 AL 43 (4th) 1953 AL 43 (6th)	Saves s c a p y 1950 AL 5 (6th) 1951 AL 5 (6th) 1952 AL 6 (4th) 1953 AL 7 (6th)
Losses s c a p y 1952 AL 15 (4th)	Earned Runs s c a p y 1951 AL 92 (8th)	Wild Pitches s c a p y 1951 AL 4 (10th)	Games Finished s c a p y 1950 AL 22 (5th) 1952 AL 21 (5th) 1953 AL 26 (6th)
Def. Games as P s c a p y 1952 AL 43 (4th)	Putouts as P s c a p y 1950 AL 19 (3rd) 1951 AL 18 (5th) 1952 AL 22 (5th)	Errors Committed as P s c a p y 1951 AL 3 (4th)	Range Factor/9Inn as P† s c a p y 1950 AL 2.96 (4th) 1952 AL 3.37 (3rd)
Fielding % as P s c a p y 1953 AL 1.000 (1st)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray Ink	Pitching - 21 (1043), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame Monitor	Pitching - 2 (1694), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame Standards	Pitching - 2 (1856), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1941 Season: Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent.
November 15, 1948: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers from the New York Giants in the 1948 minor league draft.
Before 1950 Season: Returned to Buffalo (International) by the Detroit Tigers after expiration of minor league working agreement.
Before 1950 Season: Obtained by the Philadelphia Athletics from Buffalo (International) as part of a minor league working agreement.
December 19, 1952: Traded by the Philadelphia Athletics to the Cleveland Indians for Bob Wilson (minors) and Dick Rozek.
April 13, 1955: Purchased by the Cincinnati Redlegs from the Cleveland Indians.

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