Dummy Hoy
William Ellsworth Hoy
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 6" , Weight: 160 lb.

Born: May 23, 1862 in Houcktown, OH
High School: Ohio School for the Deaf (Columbus, OH) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 20, 1888
Final Game: July 17, 1902
Died: December 15, 1961 in Cincinnati, OH
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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
1888 26 WHS NL 136 583 503 77 138 10 8 2 29 82 69 48 .274 .374 .338 .712 134 170 11 *O
1889 27 WHS NL 127 588 507 98 139 11 6 0 39 35 75 30 .274 .374 .320 .694 100 162 6 *O
1890 28 BUF PL 122 595 493 107 147 17 8 1 53 39 94 36 .298 .418 .371 .790 119 183 8 *O/4
1891 29 STL AA 141 698 567 136 165 14 5 5 66 59 119 25 .291 .424 .360 .784 117 204 12 *O
1892 30 WHS NL 152 683 593 108 166 19 8 3 75 60 86 23 .280 .375 .354 .729 123 210 4 *O
1893 31 WHS NL 130 643 564 106 138 12 6 0 45 48 66 9 .245 .337 .287 .625 69 162 13 *O
1894 32 CIN NL 126 594 495 114 148 22 13 5 70 27 87 18 .299 .416 .426 .842 101 211 12 *O
1895 33 CIN NL 107 490 429 93 119 21 12 3 55 50 52 8 .277 .363 .403 .767 94 173 6 3 *O
1896 34 CIN NL 121 554 443 120 132 23 7 4 57 50 65 13 .298 .403 .409 .812 108 181 13 33 *O
1897 35 CIN NL 128 586 497 87 145 24 6 2 42 37 54 .292 .375 .376 .751 93 187 12 23 *O
1898 36 LOU NL 148 659 582 104 177 15 16 6 66 37 49 .304 .367 .416 .783 125 242 9 19 *O
1899 37 LOU NL 154 719 633 116 194 17 13 5 49 32 61 .306 .376 .398 .775 112 252 10 15 *O
1901 39 CHW AL 132 641 527 112 155 28 11 2 60 27 86 .294 .407 .400 .807 127 211 14 14 *O
1902 40 CIN NL 72 336 279 48 81 15 2 2 20 11 41 .290 .389 .380 .769 128 106 4 12 O
14 Seasons 1796 8369 7112 1426 2044 248 121 40 726 594 1004 210 .287 .386 .373 .759 110 2654 134 119
162 Game Avg. 162 755 642 129 184 22 11 4 65 54 91 .287 .386 .373 .759 110 239 12
CIN (5 yrs) 554 2560 2143 462 625 105 40 16 244 175 299 39 .292 .390 .400 .790 102 858 47 71
LOU (2 yrs) 302 1378 1215 220 371 32 29 11 115 69 110 .305 .372 .407 .779 118 494 19 34
WHS (2 yrs) 282 1326 1157 214 304 31 14 3 120 108 152 32 .263 .357 .322 .678 95 372 17
WHS (2 yrs) 263 1171 1010 175 277 21 14 2 68 117 144 78 .274 .374 .329 .703 116 332 17
STL (1 yr) 141 698 567 136 165 14 5 5 66 59 119 25 .291 .424 .360 .784 117 204 12
BUF (1 yr) 122 595 493 107 147 17 8 1 53 39 94 36 .298 .418 .371 .790 119 183 8
CHW (1 yr) 132 641 527 112 155 28 11 2 60 27 86 .294 .407 .400 .807 127 211 14 14
NL (11 yrs) 1401 6435 5525 1071 1577 189 97 32 547 469 705 149 .285 .376 .372 .748 106 2056 100 105
AA (1 yr) 141 698 567 136 165 14 5 5 66 59 119 25 .291 .424 .360 .784 117 204 12
AL (1 yr) 132 641 527 112 155 28 11 2 60 27 86 .294 .407 .400 .807 127 211 14 14
PL (1 yr) 122 595 493 107 147 17 8 1 53 39 94 36 .298 .418 .371 .790 119 183 8

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
1888 26 WHS NL 583 365 62 4.5 67 .300 .274 .239 .374 .286 .338 .328 .712 .614 134 .642 23.7 2.7 .910 .364 .064 3.9
1889 27 WHS NL 588 368 60 4.3 91 .291 .274 .265 .374 .336 .320 .362 .694 .698 100 .499 4.1 0.4 .755 .262 .045 .0
1890 28 BUF PL 595 346 75 5.7 98 .320 .298 .271 .418 .348 .371 .377 .790 .725 119 .574 20.6 1.9 .936 .343 .073 2.0
1891 29 STL AA 698 402 84 5.4 98 .298 .291 .271 .424 .357 .360 .367 .784 .723 117 .635 21.7 2.2 .980 .383 .069 9.2
1892 30 WHS NL 683 427 78 4.8 79 .287 .280 .248 .375 .321 .354 .332 .729 .653 123 .623 20.5 2.2 .843 .320 .074 5.7
1893 31 WHS NL 643 426 52 3.2 103 .249 .245 .282 .337 .360 .287 .384 .625 .744 69 .317 -23.1 -2.2 .678 .245 .043 .0
1894 32 CIN NL 594 347 85 6.4 129 .303 .299 .319 .416 .391 .426 .450 .842 .842 101 .529 3.9 0.3 .971 .358 .127 8.4
1895 33 CIN NL 490 313 62 5.1 115 .278 .277 .307 .363 .374 .403 .415 .767 .789 94 .497 -4.0 -0.4 .906 .364 .126 5.7
1896 34 CIN NL 554 344 70 5.3 113 .300 .298 .306 .403 .372 .409 .409 .812 .781 108 .541 8.4 0.8 .994 .370 .111 7.4
1897 35 CIN NL 586 375 68 4.7 113 .289 .292 .307 .375 .372 .376 .408 .751 .780 93 .491 -3.8 -0.4 .824 .268 .085 3.8
1898 36 LOU NL 659 424 87 5.3 90 .297 .304 .277 .367 .341 .416 .355 .783 .696 125 .635 17.3 1.8 .832 .259 .112 10.3
1899 37 LOU NL 719 454 93 5.3 100 .301 .306 .290 .376 .352 .398 .377 .775 .730 112 .594 11.3 1.1 .809 .239 .092 8.6
1901 39 CHW AL 641 386 83 5.6 95 .291 .294 .281 .407 .337 .400 .377 .807 .713 127 .618 26.1 2.6 .909 .321 .106 3.7
1902 40 CIN NL 336 210 40 5.1 84 .285 .290 .277 .389 .333 .380 .340 .769 .673 128 .670 12.4 1.4 .818 .276 .090 3.4
14 Seasons 8369 5187 999 5.0 98 .292 .287 .281 .386 .348 .373 .377 .759 .725 110 .560 138.9 14.4 .865 .310 .086 75.0
162 Game Avg. 755 468 90 5.0 98 .292 .287 .281 .386 .348 .373 .377 .759 .725 110 .560 13 1 .865 .310 .086 7
CIN (5 yrs) 2560 1589 325 5.3 114 .292 .292 .306 .390 .372 .400 .411 .790 .783 102 .532 16.9 1.7 .908 .330 .109 29.3
LOU (2 yrs) 1378 878 180 5.3 95 .299 .305 .284 .372 .347 .407 .367 .779 .714 118 .613 28.6 2.9 .820 .249 .101 19.0
WHS (2 yrs) 1326 853 130 4.0 91 .268 .263 .265 .357 .340 .322 .358 .678 .697 95 .474 -2.7 0.0 .761 .283 .059 5.8
WHS (2 yrs) 1171 733 122 4.4 79 .296 .274 .252 .374 .311 .329 .345 .703 .656 116 .567 27.8 3.1 .832 .313 .054 3.9
STL (1 yr) 698 402 84 5.5 98 .298 .291 .271 .424 .357 .360 .367 .784 .723 117 .635 21.7 2.2 .980 .383 .069 9.2
BUF (1 yr) 595 346 75 5.7 98 .320 .298 .271 .418 .348 .371 .377 .790 .725 119 .574 20.6 1.9 .936 .343 .073 2.0
CHW (1 yr) 641 386 83 5.6 95 .291 .294 .281 .407 .337 .400 .377 .807 .713 127 .618 26.1 2.6 .909 .321 .106 3.7
NL (11 yrs) 6435 4053 757 4.9 99 .289 .285 .283 .376 .349 .372 .378 .748 .726 106 .545 70.6 7.7 .843 .299 .087 59.9
AA (1 yr) 698 402 84 5.5 98 .298 .291 .271 .424 .357 .360 .367 .784 .723 117 .635 21.7 2.2 .980 .383 .069 9.2
AL (1 yr) 641 386 83 5.6 95 .291 .294 .281 .407 .337 .400 .377 .807 .713 127 .618 26.1 2.6 .909 .321 .106 3.7
PL (1 yr) 595 346 75 5.7 98 .320 .298 .271 .418 .348 .371 .377 .790 .725 119 .574 20.6 1.9 .936 .343 .073 2.0

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
1888 26 136 583 503 77 138 10 8 2 29 82 69 48 .274 .374 .338 .712 134 170 11
1889 27 263 1171 1010 175 277 21 14 2 68 117 144 78 .274 .374 .329 .703 116 332 17
1890 28 385 1766 1503 282 424 38 22 3 121 156 238 114 .282 .389 .343 .732 117 515 25
1891 29 526 2464 2070 418 589 52 27 8 187 215 357 139 .285 .399 .347 .746 117 719 37
1892 30 678 3147 2663 526 755 71 35 11 262 275 443 162 .284 .394 .349 .743 118 929 41
1893 31 808 3790 3227 632 893 83 41 11 307 323 509 171 .277 .384 .338 .722 109 1091 54
1894 32 934 4384 3722 746 1041 105 54 16 377 350 596 189 .280 .388 .350 .738 108 1302 66
1895 33 1041 4874 4151 839 1160 126 66 19 432 400 648 197 .279 .386 .355 .741 106 1475 72 3
1896 34 1162 5428 4594 959 1292 149 73 23 489 450 713 210 .281 .388 .360 .748 107 1656 85 36
1897 35 1290 6014 5091 1046 1437 173 79 25 531 487 767 210 .282 .386 .362 .748 105 1843 97 59
1898 36 1438 6673 5673 1150 1614 188 95 31 597 524 816 210 .285 .385 .368 .752 107 2085 106 78
1899 37 1592 7392 6306 1266 1808 205 108 36 646 556 877 210 .287 .384 .371 .754 108 2337 116 93
1900 38 1592 7392 6306 1266 1808 205 108 36 646 556 877 210 .287 .384 .371 .754 108 2337 116 93
1901 39 1724 8033 6833 1378 1963 233 119 38 706 583 963 210 .287 .386 .373 .758 109 2548 130 107
1902 40 1796 8369 7112 1426 2044 248 121 40 726 594 1004 210 .287 .386 .373 .759 110 2654 134 119

Neutralized Batting

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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 G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1888 26 162 700 603 95 168 12 10 2 36 100 84 57 .279 .379 .342 .720 76 136
1889 27 155 683 597 96 149 12 6 0 38 38 80 37 .250 .344 .290 .634 58 127
1890 28 150 669 569 91 144 17 8 1 45 38 92 44 .253 .365 .316 .681 64 122
1891 29 184 836 698 124 173 15 5 5 60 62 125 33 .248 .372 .305 .677 77 141
1892 30 160 702 613 102 164 19 8 3 71 59 85 24 .268 .360 .339 .700 74 152
1893 31 161 743 664 90 137 12 6 0 38 48 66 11 .206 .291 .242 .533 45 130
1894 32 155 645 557 82 131 19 12 4 50 24 77 22 .235 .340 .334 .673 61 126
1895 33 130 545 490 74 112 20 11 3 44 47 49 10 .229 .306 .333 .639 49 107
1896 34 148 586 510 101 128 22 7 4 48 48 63 16 .251 .348 .345 .693 59 121
1897 35 154 626 562 73 140 23 6 2 35 36 52 0 .249 .326 .322 .648 56 128
1898 36 156 658 601 98 175 15 16 6 62 37 48 0 .291 .353 .399 .752 82 148
1899 37 162 713 646 103 184 16 12 5 43 30 58 0 .285 .352 .370 .722 82 154
1901 39 156 713 606 113 166 30 12 2 61 29 92 0 .274 .383 .373 .756 84 132
1902 40 83 374 321 56 94 17 2 2 23 13 48 0 .293 .393 .377 .770 47 72
14 Seasons 2116 9193 8037 1298 2065 249 121 39 654 609 1019 254 .257 .350 .333 .683 914 1796
162 Game Avg. 162 704 615 99 158 19 9 3 50 47 78 .257 .350 .333 .683 70 1796

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

On-Base% s c a p y
1888 NL--.374--5th
1890 PL--.418--8th
1891 AA--.424--3rd
1901 AL--.407--4th
Career--.386--129th

Games Played s c a p y
1888 NL--136--2nd
1891 AA--141--1st
1892 NL--152--5th
1899 NL--154--2nd

At Bats s c a p y
1891 AA--567--7th
1893 NL--564--7th
1899 NL--633--1st
Career--7112--245th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1888 NL--583--4th
1891 AA--698--1st
1893 NL--643--4th
1899 NL--719--1st
1901 AL--641--3rd
Career--8369--189th

Runs Scored s c a p y
1891 AA--136--2nd
1899 NL--116--9th
1901 AL--112--4th
Career--1426--80th

Hits s c a p y
1888 NL--138--10th
1891 AA--165--9th
1899 NL--194--8th
Career--2044--237th

Total Bases s c a p y
1898 NL--242--10th

Doubles s c a p y
1901 AL--28--5th

Triples s c a p y
1898 NL--16--2nd
Career--121--96th

Home Runs s c a p y
1898 NL--6--8th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1888 NL--69--2nd
1889 NL--75--9th
1890 PL--94--4th
1891 AA--119--1st
1892 NL--86--5th
1894 NL--87--7th
1896 NL--65--10th
1901 AL--86--1st
Career--1004--106th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1888 NL--82--1st
1891 AA--59--4th
1892 NL--60--4th
1893 NL--48--6th
1895 NL--50--7th
1898 NL--37--8th
Career--594--18th

Singles s c a p y
1888 NL--118--4th
1889 NL--122--8th
1890 PL--121--10th
1891 AA--141--4th
1892 NL--136--7th
1899 NL--159--7th
Career--1635--130th

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1888 NL--134--9th

Runs Created s c a p y
1901 AL--83--9th

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1888 NL--24--9th
1891 AA--22--10th
1901 AL--26--9th

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1888 NL--2.7--9th
1891 AA--2.2--10th
1901 AL--2.6--8th

Times On Base s c a p y
1888 NL--218--4th
1889 NL--220--10th
1890 PL--249--6th
1891 AA--296--1st
1892 NL--256--6th
1899 NL--265--9th
1901 AL--255--2nd
Career--3182--148th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1888 NL--11--3rd
1889 NL--6--9th
1890 PL--8--9th
1891 AA--12--7th
1893 NL--13--6th
1894 NL--12--7th
1896 NL--13--8th
1897 NL--12--7th
1901 AL--14--1st
Career--134--30th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1896 NL--33--1st
1897 NL--23--3rd
1898 NL--19--8th
1901 AL--14--10th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1898 NL--10.3--7th

AB per SO s c a p y
1891 AA--22.680--8th
1892 NL--25.783--9th
1893 NL--62.667--5th
1895 NL--53.625--4th
Career--21.880--81st

Outs Made s c a p y
1891 AA--402--7th
1893 NL--426--1st
1899 NL--454--1st

Oldest s c a p y
1898 NL--born 1862-05-23--7th
1899 NL--born 1862-05-23--4th
1901 AL--born 1862-05-23--1st
1902 NL--born 1862-05-23--2nd

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 8 (234), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 60 (311), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 38 (476), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 33 (218), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  6. Jimmy Slagle (948)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Charlie Hemphill (937)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Patsy Dougherty (934)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Patsy Dougherty (927)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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