Tim Hosley
Timothy Kenneth Hosley
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: May 10, 1947 in Spartanburg, SC
High School: George Washington Carver (Spartanburg, SC)
Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1966. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 8, 1970
Final Game: June 10, 1981
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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
1970 23 DET AL 7 13 12 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 6 .167 .154 .417 .571 51 5 0 0 0 1 0 /2
1971 24 DET AL 7 16 16 2 3 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 1 .188 .188 .563 .750 102 9 1 0 0 0 0 /23
1973 26 OAK AL 13 16 14 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 .214 .313 .214 .527 55 3 0 0 0 0 0 2
1974 27 OAK AL 11 10 7 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .286 .333 .286 .619 85 2 0 0 1 1 0 /23
1975 28 CHC NL 62 171 141 22 36 7 0 6 20 1 1 27 25 .255 .382 .433 .815 123 61 5 2 1 0 3 2
1976 29 TOT MLB 38 64 56 4 9 2 0 1 4 0 0 8 12 .161 .266 .250 .516 55 14 1 0 0 0 0 2
1976 29 CHC NL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1976 29 OAK AL 37 63 55 4 9 2 0 1 4 0 0 8 12 .164 .270 .255 .524 58 14 1 0 0 0 0 2
1977 30 OAK AL 39 96 78 5 15 0 0 1 10 0 0 16 13 .192 .333 .231 .564 60 18 1 1 0 1 0 2D/3
1978 31 OAK AL 13 25 23 1 7 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 6 .304 .360 .391 .751 118 9 0 1 0 0 0 /2D
1981 34 OAK AL 18 23 21 2 2 0 0 1 5 0 0 2 5 .095 .174 .238 .412 21 5 0 0 0 0 0 /D3
9 Seasons 208 434 368 43 79 11 0 12 53 1 1 57 73 .215 .324 .342 .666 88 126 8 4 2 3 3
162 Game Avg. 162 338 287 33 62 9 0 9 41 1 1 44 57 .215 .324 .342 .666 88 98 6 3 2 2 2
OAK (6 yrs) 131 233 198 18 38 4 0 3 25 0 0 30 41 .192 .302 .258 .559 63 51 2 2 1 2 0
CHC (2 yrs) 63 172 142 22 36 7 0 6 20 1 1 27 25 .254 .380 .430 .810 121 61 5 2 1 0 3
DET (2 yrs) 14 29 28 3 5 0 0 3 8 0 0 0 7 .179 .172 .500 .672 80 14 1 0 0 1 0
AL (8 yrs) 145 262 226 21 43 4 0 6 33 0 0 30 48 .190 .287 .288 .575 65 65 3 2 1 3 0
NL (2 yrs) 63 172 142 22 36 7 0 6 20 1 1 27 25 .254 .380 .430 .810 121 61 5 2 1 0 3

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
1970 23 DET AL 13 11 1 2.4 98 .167 .167 .259 .154 .334 .417 .395 .571 .729 51 .262 -0.9 -0.1 .500 .250 .250 .0
1971 24 DET AL 16 14 1 1.9 96 .077 .188 .260 .188 .334 .563 .387 .750 .720 102 .205 -0.2 0.0 .643 .375 .375 .0
1973 26 OAK AL 16 11 1 2.4 89 .273 .214 .254 .313 .322 .214 .373 .527 .695 55 .258 -0.8 -0.1 .455 .143 .000
1974 27 OAK AL 10 7 1 3.8 84 .333 .286 .251 .333 .315 .286 .361 .619 .676 85 .467 0.0 0.0 .600 .143 .000
1975 28 CHC NL 171 112 24 5.8 99 .273 .255 .270 .382 .342 .433 .390 .815 .732 123 .630 5.3 0.5 .811 .369 .177 1.7
1976 29 TOT MLB 64 48 4 2.3 82 .186 .161 .251 .266 .314 .250 .353 .516 .668 55 .260 -3.0 -0.3 .458 .232 .089 .0
1976 29 CHC NL 1 1 0 0.0 98 .000 .000 .272 .000 .339 .000 .387 .000 .726 -100 .000 -0.3 0.0 .000 .000 .000
1976 29 OAK AL 63 47 4 2.3 82 .190 .164 .250 .270 .314 .255 .353 .524 .666 58 .268 -2.7 -0.3 .468 .236 .091 .0
1977 30 OAK AL 96 65 7 2.9 97 .215 .192 .263 .333 .326 .231 .400 .564 .726 60 .296 -3.5 -0.3 .547 .244 .038 .0
1978 31 OAK AL 25 16 3 5.0 89 .412 .304 .254 .360 .318 .391 .374 .751 .693 118 .567 0.6 0.1 .688 .130 .087
1981 34 OAK AL 23 19 1 1.4 85 .067 .095 .250 .174 .314 .238 .364 .412 .678 21 .126 -2.2 -0.2 .368 .238 .143 .0
9 Seasons 434 303 43 3.8 94 .234 .215 .262 .324 .329 .342 .383 .666 .712 88 .444 -4.6 -0.4 .628 .283 .128 1.8
162 Game Avg. 338 236 33 3.8 94 .234 .215 .262 .324 .329 .342 .383 .666 .712 88 .444 -4.6 -0.4 .628 .283 .128 1
OAK (6 yrs) 233 165 17 2.8 90 .224 .192 .256 .302 .320 .258 .377 .559 .697 63 .306 -8.5 -0.8 .512 .217 .066 .0
CHC (2 yrs) 172 113 24 5.7 99 .270 .254 .270 .380 .341 .430 .390 .810 .731 121 .626 5.1 0.5 .804 .366 .176 1.7
DET (2 yrs) 29 25 2 2.1 97 .105 .179 .260 .172 .334 .500 .390 .672 .724 80 .231 -1.1 -0.1 .583 .321 .321 .0
AL (8 yrs) 262 190 19 2.7 91 .211 .190 .256 .287 .321 .288 .378 .575 .700 65 .296 -9.7 -0.9 .522 .230 .097 .0
NL (2 yrs) 172 113 24 5.7 99 .270 .254 .270 .380 .341 .430 .390 .810 .731 121 .626 5.1 0.5 .804 .366 .176 1.7

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
1970 23 DET AL 13 7.7% 46.2% 0.0% 7.7% 50% 2.0 12.0 6.0 0.00 46%
1971 24 DET AL 16 12.5% 6.3% 0.0% 12.5% 67% 16.0 8.0 2.7 1.17 81%
1973 26 OAK AL 16 0.0% 18.8% 12.5% 0.0% 0% 1.50 4.7 7.0 0.60 69%
1974 27 OAK AL 10 0.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0% 0% 2.00 3.5 7.0 0.67 60%
1975 28 CHC NL 171 3.5% 14.6% 15.8% 7.6% 36% 0.93 5.6 23.5 7.1 1.00 64%
1976 29 TOT MLB 64 1.6% 18.8% 12.5% 4.7% 33% 1.50 4.7 56.0 14.0 0.79 67%
1976 29 CHC NL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.00 100%
1976 29 OAK AL 63 1.6% 19.1% 12.7% 4.8% 33% 1.50 4.6 55.0 13.8 0.83 67%
1977 30 OAK AL 96 1.0% 13.5% 16.7% 1.0% 7% 0.81 6.0 78.0 7.8 0.59 68%
1978 31 OAK AL 25 0.0% 24.0% 4.0% 8.0% 29% 6.00 3.8 7.7 2.00 68%
1981 34 OAK AL 23 4.4% 21.7% 8.7% 4.4% 50% 2.50 4.2 21.0 4.2 0.75 65%
9 Seasons 434 2.8% 16.8% 13.1% 5.3% 29% 1.28 5.0 30.7 6.9 0.82 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
1970 23 DET AL 1 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1971 24 DET 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 0
1973 26 OAK AL 1 0 60% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 4 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 2
1974 27 OAK AL 0 0 100% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40% 4 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
1975 28 CHC NL 1 0 27% 73 1 1 50% 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 67% 8 4 4 0 0 0 4 0 4
1976 29 TOT MLB 3 0 19% 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 5 5 0 1 1 0 2 2 0
1976 29 CHC 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
1976 29 OAK AL 3 0 19% 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 5 5 0 1 1 0 2 2 0
1977 30 OAK AL 1 0 13% 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 14% 4 4 0 1 0 1 2 2 0
1978 31 OAK AL 1 0 11% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1981 34 OAK AL 0 0 33% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Seasons 8 0 24% 160 1 1 50% 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 4 39% 25 19 6 2 1 1 12 4 8
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
1970 23 DET AL 13 100% 2 4 1 0 0 1.16 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0% 3 1 33% 12 1 8% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
1971 24 DET AL 16 56% 3 4 0 0 0 0.77 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 7 1 14% 3 0 0% 13 4 31% 3 1 33% 1 0 0% 0
1973 26 OAK AL 16 50% 3 4 1 0 1 0.72 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0% 1 0 0% 11 2 18% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
1974 27 OAK AL 10 80% 2 4 1 0 1 1.84 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 3 0 0% 2 2 100% 9 1 11% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
1975 28 CHC NL 171 32% 36 10 2 2 2 1.61 6 1 5 4 2 5 1 0 1 1 100% 39 5 13% 17 6 35% 106 14 13% 10 3 30% 10 4 40% 0
1976 29 TOT MLB 64 19% 9 12 2 0 0 1.58 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0% 7 1 14% 3 0 0% 35 3 9% 1 0 0% 4 2 50% 0
1976 29 CHC NL 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 5.42 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 3 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1976 29 OAK AL 63 19% 9 11 2 0 0 1.24 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0% 6 1 17% 2 0 0% 32 3 9% 0 0 4 2 50% 0
1977 30 OAK AL 96 51% 15 5 1 0 0 1.86 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 11 1 9% 8 3 38% 51 10 20% 4 2 50% 7 3 43% 0
1978 31 OAK AL 25 80% 7 6 2 0 2 1.87 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0% 2 0 0% 21 5 24% 2 0 0% 2 0 0% 0
1981 34 OAK AL 23 74% 2 11 1 1 2 2.38 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0% 3 1 33% 17 4 24% 2 1 50% 2 0 0% 0
9 Seasons 434 44% 79 60 11 3 8 1.66 12 1 15 5 7 9 3 0 3 2 67% 85 8 9% 42 13 31% 275 44 16% 25 10 40% 26 9 35% 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
1970 23 7 13 12 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 6 .167 .154 .417 .571 51 5 0 0 0 1 0
1971 24 14 29 28 3 5 0 0 3 8 0 0 0 7 .179 .172 .500 .672 80 14 1 0 0 1 0
1972 25 14 29 28 3 5 0 0 3 8 0 0 0 7 .179 .172 .500 .672 80 14 1 0 0 1 0
1973 26 27 45 42 6 8 0 0 3 10 0 0 2 10 .190 .222 .405 .627 73 17 1 0 0 1 0
1974 27 38 55 49 9 10 0 0 3 11 0 0 3 12 .204 .241 .388 .628 75 19 1 0 1 2 0
1975 28 100 226 190 31 46 7 0 9 31 1 1 30 37 .242 .348 .421 .769 112 80 6 2 2 2 3
1976 29 138 290 246 35 55 9 0 10 35 1 1 38 49 .224 .330 .382 .712 100 94 7 2 2 2 3
1977 30 177 386 324 40 70 9 0 11 45 1 1 54 62 .216 .331 .346 .676 90 112 8 3 2 3 3
1978 31 190 411 347 41 77 11 0 11 48 1 1 55 68 .222 .333 .349 .681 91 121 8 4 2 3 3
1979 32 190 411 347 41 77 11 0 11 48 1 1 55 68 .222 .333 .349 .681 91 121 8 4 2 3 3
1980 33 190 411 347 41 77 11 0 11 48 1 1 55 68 .222 .333 .349 .681 91 121 8 4 2 3 3
1981 34 208 434 368 43 79 11 0 12 53 1 1 57 73 .215 .324 .342 .666 88 126 8 4 2 3 3

Neutralized Batting

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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
1970 23 7 13 12 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 7
1971 24 7 16 16 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 7
1973 26 13 16 14 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 3 .214 .313 .214 .527 1 13
1974 27 11 9 7 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 .286 .333 .286 .619 1 11
1975 28 62 172 142 22 37 7 0 6 20 1 28 25 .261 .390 .437 .826 24 62
1976 29 38 68 58 5 11 2 0 1 5 0 10 12 .190 .309 .276 .585 5 38
1977 30 39 102 81 5 18 0 0 1 11 0 19 13 .222 .373 .259 .632 8 39
1978 31 13 26 24 1 8 2 0 0 4 0 1 6 .333 .385 .417 .801 4 13
1981 34 27 35 32 3 3 0 0 2 8 0 3 8 .094 .171 .281 .453 2 18
9 Seasons 217 457 386 45 82 11 0 10 58 1 64 76 .212 .328 .319 .647 47 208
162 Game Avg. 162 341 288 34 61 8 0 7 43 1 48 57 .212 .328 .319 .647 35 208

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