Steve Hovley
Stephen Eugene Hovley
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 188 lb.

Born: December 18, 1944 in Ventura, CA
School: Stanford University
Drafted by the California Angels in the 35th round of the 1966 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 26, 1969
Final Game: September 28, 1973
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1969 SEP AL 24 OF 84 76 734.1 185 175 8 2 3 .989 1.0 1.6 1.0 1.0 0.0 0 2.24 2.18 .978 2.13 1.84
1969 SEP AL 24 RF 49 40 394.0 88 80 6 2 4 .977 0.2 0.6 0.2 0.3 -0.1 0 1.96 1.76 .974 1.91 1.60
1969 SEP AL 24 CF 35 33 318.1 91 88 3 0 0 1.000 0.9 3.4 0.9 0.8 0.1 0 2.57 2.60 .981 2.50 2.18
1969 SEP AL 24 LF 3 3 22.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -5.5 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 2.45 2.00 .983 2.00 1.60
1970 TOT AL 25 OF 80 46 493.1 131 126 2 3 1 .977 -3.7 -9.0 -1.7 -1.9 0.2 -2 2.34 1.60 .980 2.14 1.85
1970 TOT AL 25 RF 45 34 310.2 71 66 2 3 1 .958 -4.5 -17.4 -3.5 -2.0 -1.5 -1 1.97 1.51 .976 1.98 1.59
1970 TOT AL 25 CF 33 12 161.0 54 54 0 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -7.5 0.0 -0.7 0.7 -1 3.02 1.64 .983 2.62 2.30
1970 MIL AL 25 OF 38 34 293.0 72 68 1 3 0 .958 -4.1 -16.8 -3.1 -1.8 -1.3 -1 2.12 1.82 .981 2.14 1.85
1970 MIL AL 25 RF 37 31 268.0 59 55 1 3 0 .949 -4.5 -20.1 -3.5 -2.2 -1.3 -1 1.88 1.51 .976 1.98 1.59
1970 MIL AL 25 CF 6 3 25.0 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 19.2 0.4 0.4 0.0 0 3.96 1.83 .982 2.63 2.30
1970 OAK AL 25 OF 42 12 200.1 59 58 1 0 1 1.000 0.4 2.4 1.4 -0.1 1.5 -1 2.65 1.40 .980 2.14 1.85
1970 OAK AL 25 CF 27 9 136.0 43 43 0 0 0 1.000 -1.4 -12.4 -0.4 -1.1 0.7 -1 2.85 1.59 .984 2.62 2.30
1970 OAK AL 25 LF 8 0 21.2 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 1.8 99.7 1.8 0.8 1.0 0 3.74 1.13 .978 1.83 1.48
1970 OAK AL 25 RF 8 3 42.2 12 11 1 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0 2.53 1.50 .975 1.98 1.59
1971 OAK AL 26 OF 11 4 49.0 16 15 1 0 0 1.000 0.9 22.0 0.9 0.7 0.3 0 2.94 1.45 .981 2.24 1.96
1971 OAK AL 26 LF 4 2 24.0 7 6 1 0 0 1.000 0.4 20.0 0.4 0.2 0.3 0 2.62 1.75 .986 1.91 1.60
1971 OAK AL 26 RF 4 0 9.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.5 66.7 0.5 0.5 0.0 0 3.00 0.75 .967 2.00 1.70
1971 OAK AL 26 CF 3 2 16.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 3.38 2.00 .983 2.76 2.33
1972 KCR AL 27 OF 68 34 403.2 111 103 6 2 0 .982 1.2 3.6 0.2 -2.8 3.0 1 2.43 1.60 .983 2.22 1.91
1972 KCR AL 27 RF 38 18 200.1 54 48 4 2 0 .963 -0.9 -5.4 0.1 -1.5 1.6 -1 2.34 1.37 .980 2.12 1.76
1972 KCR AL 27 CF 25 16 181.1 55 52 3 0 0 1.000 2.6 17.2 0.6 -1.0 1.6 2 2.73 2.20 .987 2.65 2.29
1972 KCR AL 27 LF 5 0 22.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -27.3 -0.5 -0.3 -0.2 0 0.82 0.40 1.000 1.88 1.52
1973 KCR AL 28 OF 79 39 442.2 121 114 4 3 1 .975 -2.1 -5.7 -0.1 0.9 -1.0 -2 2.40 1.49 .979 2.29 2.02
1973 KCR AL 28 RF 53 23 264.0 72 71 1 0 1 1.000 1.4 6.4 2.4 3.4 -1.0 -1 2.45 1.36 .975 2.09 1.73
1973 KCR AL 28 CF 26 16 171.0 50 44 3 3 0 .940 -3.0 -21.1 -2.0 -2.1 0.1 -1 2.47 1.81 .984 2.78 2.54
1973 KCR AL 28 DH 15
1973 KCR AL 28 LF 4 0 7.2 0 0 0 0 0 -0.5 -78.3 -0.5 -0.4 -0.1 0 0.00 0.00 2.00 1.68
5 Seasons OF 322 199 2123.0 564 533 21 10 5 .982 -2.7 -1.5 0.3 -2.1 2.5 -3 2.35 1.72 .980 2.19 1.91
5 Seasons RF 189 115 1178.0 288 268 13 7 6 .976 -3.3 -3.4 -0.3 0.7 -1.0 -3 2.15 1.49 .976 2.01 1.67
5 Seasons CF 122 79 847.2 256 244 9 3 0 .988 -0.5 -0.7 -0.5 -3.0 2.5 0 2.69 2.07 .984 2.62 2.31
5 Seasons LF 24 5 97.1 24 23 1 0 0 1.000 1.1 13.6 1.1 0.2 1.0 0 2.22 1.00 .983 1.91 1.55
1 Season DH 15
5 Seasons TOT 322 199 2123.0 564 533 21 10 5 .982 -2.7 -1.5 0.3 -2.1 2.5 -3 2.35 1.72 .962 2.19 1.91
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1969 SEP AL 24 91 76 91 91 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 35 49 84 8 1
1970 OAK AL 25 72 12 72 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 27 8 42 26 6
1970 MIL AL 25 40 34 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 37 38 6 0
1971 OAK AL 26 24 4 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 4 11 15 1
1972 KCR AL 27 105 34 105 105 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 25 38 68 42 16
1973 KCR AL 28 104 51 104 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 26 53 80 12 19 7
5 Seasons 436 211 436 412 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 122 189 323 12 116 31
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1969 SEP AL 24 2 0 2 0 0 6 0 0 2 2 23 10 0 15 2 0 7 5 0 8 3 2 7 5 0 60 25 41.7% 33 2 3.3% 4 1810 59% 75% 25% 172 48%
1970 MIL AL 25 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 11 5 0 12 2 0 5 3 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 32 12 37.5% 20 0 0.0% 1 1254 57% 78% 25% 114 48%
1970 OAK AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 9 4 44.4% 4 1 11.1% 0 183 58% 82% 27% 22 50%
1971 OAK AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 38 55% 79% 24% 5 60%
1972 KCR AL 27 2 0 1 1 1 4 0 1 1 0 13 3 1 9 2 1 0 0 0 5 1 0 4 4 0 31 10 32.3% 19 2 6.5% 2 852 64% 75% 26% 94 54%
1973 KCR AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 14 5 0 6 1 0 5 4 0 5 1 0 5 2 0 35 13 37.1% 22 0 0.0% 1 1201 65% 80% 26% 129 55%
5 Seasons 7 0 5 2 2 13 0 1 4 3 65 25 1 45 7 1 18 13 0 22 6 3 18 13 0 168 64 38.1% 99 5 3.0% 8 5338 61% 77% 25% 536 51%
MLB Averages 42.5% 3.3% 62% 77% 26% 52%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1969 SEP AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 14 8 0 8 1 0 3 0 0 5 2 0 5 4 0 35 15 42.9% 20 0 0.0% 3 1408 56% 76% 24% 158 58%
1970 OAK AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 4 3 0 15 5 33.3% 10 0 0.0% 0 597 56% 77% 23% 60 72%
1970 MIL AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 6 3 50.0% 3 0 0.0% 0 110 51% 77% 28% 18 61%
1971 OAK AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 66.7% 1 0 0.0% 0 76 61% 76% 24% 9 67%
1972 KCR AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 8 5 0 5 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 5 5 0 23 12 52.2% 10 1 4.3% 2 768 58% 80% 25% 104 53%
1973 KCR AL 28 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 8 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 17 3 17.6% 14 0 0.0% 3 755 61% 77% 22% 82 57%
5 Seasons 3 0 3 0 0 9 0 5 2 1 37 20 0 22 1 0 8 2 1 14 3 0 18 14 0 99 40 40.4% 58 1 1.0% 8 3714 57% 77% 24% 431 59%
MLB Averages 42.6% 2.1% 62% 77% 26% 56%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1969 SEP AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 108 61% 80% 23% 9 67%
1970 OAK AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 86 43% 83% 36% 15 60%
1971 OAK AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 2 66.7% 0 1 33.3% 0 103 68% 76% 21% 12 58%
1972 KCR AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 88 68% 77% 26% 5 40%
1973 KCR AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 34 59% 79% 21% 4 0%
5 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 2 1 0 2 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 9 6 66.7% 2 1 11.1% 0 419 60% 79% 26% 45 53%
MLB Averages 57.8% 2.7% 62% 77% 26% 47%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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