Dick Hoover

Richard Lloyd Hoover

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: December 11, 1925 in Columbus, OH
Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1943. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 16, 1952
Team: Braves 1952

Final Game: April 23, 1952
Died: April 12, 1981 in Lake Placid, FL
Buried: St. Joseph Cemetery, Lockbourne, OH
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Standard Pitching

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
1943	17	SFG-min	D	11	1	.917		13						97.0	84	23			27								1.144	7.8		2.5			BRS · APPY
1946	20	SFG-min	AAA	8	11	.421	3.71	24	20		10	1		126.0	142	65	52		44		55	0	1	2			1.476	10.1		3.1	3.9	1.25	JER · IL
1947	21	CHC-SFG-min	AA,AAA	4	10	.286	5.69	38	6	10	1	1		125.0	160	73	79		47		24	1	0	0			1.656	11.5		3.4	1.7	0.51	NVL,MNE,JER · SOUA,AA,IL
1948	22	PIT-SFG-min	A,AAA	11	7	.611	3.46	28	11					125.0	125	33	48		45		17						1.360	9.0		3.2	1.2	0.38	ALB,JER · EL,IL
1949	23	ATA	AA	11	11	.500	3.97	34						195.0	221	111	86		52								1.400	10.2		2.4			ATA · SOUA
1950	24	ATL-min	AA	16	7	.696	3.35	33						204.0	189	88	76		39								1.118	8.3		1.7			ATA · SOUA
1951	25	ATL-min	AAA	5	4	.556	3.14	27	7		2	0		83.0	91	32	29		26		36	0	0	0			1.410	9.9		2.8	3.9	1.38	MLW · AA
1952	26	ATL-min	AAA	10	5	.667	2.60	24	16		9	2		121.0	110	51	35		31		48	2	0	0			1.165	8.2		2.3	3.6	1.55	MLW · AA
1952	26	BSN	NL	0	0		7.71	2	0	1	0	0	0	4.2	8	4	4	1	3		0	0	0	0	26	51	2.357	15.4	1.9	5.8	0.0	0.00
1953	27	ATL-min	AAA	5	5	.500	4.05	29	9		2	0		111.0	126	63	50	10	29		34	3	1	0			1.396	10.2	0.8	2.4	2.8	1.17	TOL · AA
1954	28	ATL-min	AAA	1	6	.143	4.00	22	4		1	0		72.0	73	40	32	6	24		44	1	0	0			1.347	9.1	0.8	3.0	5.5	1.83	TOL · AA
1955	29	ATL-OAK-min	AAA	7	5	.583	2.25	41	0		0	0		48.0	43	14	12	2	22	7	26	1	0	1			1.354	8.1	0.4	4.1	4.9	1.18	TOL,CLB · AA,IL
1 Yr				0	0		7.71	2	0	1	0	0	0	4.2	8	4	4	1	3		0	0	0	0	26	51	2.357	15.4	1.9	5.8	0.0	0.00
162 Game Avg.				0	0		7.71	68	0	34	0	0	0	160	272	136	136	34	102		0	0	0	0	884	51	2.357	15.4	1.9	5.8	0.0	0.00

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary	Awards
1952	26	BSN	NL	4.2	2	0	4	7.71	4.83	-0.31	0.00	96.3	4.95	-1	-0.1	.2	0.0	-0.1	-1	.427	.499	$
1 Season				4.2	2	0	4	7.71	4.83	-0.31	0.00	96.3	4.95	-1	-0.1	.2	0.0	-0.1	-1	.427	.499	$

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	ROE
1952	26	BSN	NL	2	26	23	4	8	2	0	1	0	0	3	0	.348	.423	.565	.988	.318	13	0	0	0	0	1
1 Yr				2	26	23	4	8	2	0	1	0	0	3	0	.348	.423	.565	.988	.318	13	0	0	0	0	1
162 Game Avg.				68	884	782	136	272	68	0	34	0	0	102	0	.348	.423	.565	.988	.318	442	0	0	0	0	34
MLB Averages																.253	.327	.362	.689	.271

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PtchR	PitchW	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo
1952	26	BSN	NL	-1.7	-0.2	26	-0.1	0.1	-0.1	.22	-0.4	0.1	-1.9	-0.2	0.21	-4.1	0	0	2
1 Yr				-1.7	-0.2	26	-0.1	0.1	-0.1	.22	-0.4	0.1	-1.9	-0.2	0.21	-4.1	0	0	2

Reliever Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GR	GF	Wgr	Lgr	SVOpp	SV	BSv	SV%	SVSit	Hold	IR	IS	IS%	1^stIP	aLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo	Ahd	Tie	Bhd	Runr	Empt	>3o	<3o	IPmult	0DR	Out/GR	Pit/GR
1952	26	BSN	NL	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0		4	.215	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	2	2	0	2	0	7.0
1 Yr				2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0			.215	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	2	2	0	2	0	7.0

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	GO/AO	IP%	DPopp	DPs	DP%
1952	26	BSN	NL	26	23%	3.9%	0.0%	11.5%	11.5%	38%	0.75	85%	4	0	0%
1 Yr				26	23%	3.9%	0.0%	11.5%	11.5%	38%	0.75	85%	4	0	0%
MLB Averages					50%	2.1%	12.6%	10.6%	6.4%	25%	0.98	87%			11%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

					Hits			Home Runs							Advances				Baserunning
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	H	Inf	Bnt	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	<2,3B	Scr	SO	%	ROE	WP	PB	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	BT	PAu
1952	26	BSN	NL	26	8			1	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	50%	1	0	0	12	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1 Yr				26	8			1	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	50%	1	0	0	12	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MLB Averages																		51%							55%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	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	ERA+
1952	26	0	0		7.71	2	0	1	0	0	0	4.2	8	4	4	1	3		0	0	0	0	26	51	2.357	15.4	1.9	5.8	0.0	0.00	51

Neutralized Pitching

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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	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact
1952	26	0	0		9.00	5.0	9	6	5	1	3	0	0	2.400	16.2	5.4	0.0	0.00	1.8	2
1 Yr		0	0		9.00	5.0	9	6	5	1	3	0	0	2.400	16.2		0.0	0.00	1.8	2

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