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Buster Hoover
William James Hoover

Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 178 lb.

Born: April 12, 1863 in Philadelphia, PA (All Transactions)
Debut: April 17, 1884
Final Game: October 15, 1892
Died: April 16, 1924 in Jersey City, NJ
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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	HBP	Pos
1884	21	TOT	MLB	73	333	317	82	108	21	8	1	4	0	16		.341	.372	.467	.839	189	148		O6/345
1884	21	PHK	UA	63	287	275	76	100	20	8	0		0	12		.364	.390	.495	.885	208	136		O6/345
1884	21	PHI	NL	10	46	42	6	8	1	0	1	4		4	9	.190	.261	.286	.547	77	12		O

1886	23	BAL	AA	40	175	157	25	34	2	6	0	10	15	16		.217	.297	.306	.603	91	48	2	O

1892	29	CIN	NL	14	56	51	7	9	0	0	0	2	1	5	4	.176	.250	.176	.426	30	9	0	O
3 Seasons				127	564	525	114	151	23	14	1	16	16	37	4	.288	.337	.390	.727	141	205	2
162 Game Avg.				162	719	670	145	193	29	18	1	20		47		.288	.337	.390	.727	141	261

PHI (1 yr)				10	46	42	6	8	1	0	1	4		4	9	.190	.261	.286	.547	77	12
BAL (1 yr)				40	175	157	25	34	2	6	0	10	15	16		.217	.297	.306	.603	91	48	2
CIN (1 yr)				14	56	51	7	9	0	0	0	2	1	5	4	.176	.250	.176	.426	30	9	0
PHK (1 yr)				63	287	275	76	100	20	8	0		0	12		.364	.390	.495	.885	208	136

NL (2 yrs)				24	102	93	13	17	1	0	1	6	1	9	13	.183	.255	.226	.481	51	21	0
AA (1 yr)				40	175	157	25	34	2	6	0	10	15	16		.217	.297	.306	.603	91	48	2
UA (1 yr)				63	287	275	76	100	20	8	0		0	12		.364	.390	.495	.885	208	136

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Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRFG	LF-CF-RF
1884	TOT	MLB	21	OF	47	96	63	14	19	2	.802	1.64	.829	1.53	43-4-0
1884	PHK	UA	21	OF	37	82	51	13	18	2	.780	1.73	.824	1.47	37-0-0
1884	PHK	UA	21	SS	15	73	19	33	21	4	.712	3.47	.840	3.90
1884	PHK	UA	21	1B	6	48	41	5	2	3	.958	7.67	.950	10.07
1884	PHK	UA	21	2B	6	45	24	13	8	2	.822	6.17	.876	5.38
1884	PHK	UA	21	3B	1	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	1.00	.700	2.90
1884	PHI	NL	21	OF	10	14	12	1	1	0	.929	1.30	.857	1.76	6-4-0
1886	BAL	AA	23	OF	40	87	70	3	14	0	.839	1.83	.883	1.75	0-40-0
1892	CIN	NL	29	OF	14	29	25	3	1	2	.966	2.00	.907	1.86	12-1-2
3 Seasons				OF	101	212	158	20	34	4	.840	1.76	.862	1.66	55-45-2
1 Season				SS	15	73	19	33	21	4	.712	3.47	.840	3.90
1 Season				1B	6	48	41	5	2	3	.958	7.67	.950	10.07
1 Season				2B	6	45	24	13	8	2	.822	6.17	.876	5.38
1 Season				3B	1	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	1.00	.700	2.90
3 Seasons				TOT	129	379	242	72	65	13	.828	2.43	.698	2.50	55-45-2

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Triples s c a p y
1884 UA--8--4th

Runs Created s c a p y
1884 UA--53--8th

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1884 UA--32--5th

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1884 UA--3.5--5th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray Ink Batting - 1 (2250), Average HOFer ≈ 144

Hall of Fame Standards Batting - 10 (1681), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

August 9, 1884: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Quakers. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

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Uniforms

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Name and misspellings: William Buster James Hoover

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Gray Ink	Batting - 1 (2250), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame Standards	Batting - 10 (1681), Average HOFer ≈ 50