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Bruce Von Hoff

Bruce Frederick Von Hoff

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 187 lb.

Born: November 17, 1943 in Oakland, CA
High School: Batavia HS (Batavia, IL)
School: Northern Illinois University (DeKalb, IL)
Signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent in 1964. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 28, 1965
Team: Astros 1965-1967

Final Game: October 1, 1967
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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
1965 21 HOU NL 0 0 9.00 3 0 2 0 0 0 3.0 3 3 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 14 43 1.667 9.0 0.0 6.0 3.0 0.50
1967 23 HOU NL 0 3 .000 4.83 10 10 0 0 0 0 50.1 52 29 27 3 28 1 22 0 0 2 229 68 1.589 9.3 0.5 5.0 3.9 0.79
2 Yrs 0 3 .000 5.06 13 10 2 0 0 0 53.1 55 32 30 3 30 1 23 0 0 2 243 66 1.594 9.3 0.5 5.1 3.9 0.77
162 Game Avg. 0 9 .000 5.06 38 30 6 0 0 0 158 163 95 89 9 89 3 68 0 0 6 718 66 1.594 9.3 0.5 5.1 3.9 0.77

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
1965 21 HOU NL 3.0 3 0 3 9.00 4.14 -0.46 -0.17 88.0 3.89 -2 -0.2 .0 0.1 -0.1 -1 .439 .499 $
1967 23 HOU NL 50.1 10 10 29 5.19 4.00 -0.55 0.06 95.7 4.42 -5 -0.5 -0.0 -0.1 1 .445 .497 $
2 Seasons 53.1 13 10 32 5.40 4.01 -0.54 0.05 95.3 4.39 -7 -0.7 .0 0.1 -0.2 -1 .444 .498 $

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 IBB ROE
1965 21 HOU NL 3 14 12 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .250 .357 .250 .607 .273 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
1967 23 HOU NL 10 229 194 29 52 4 2 3 8 0 28 22 .268 .356 .356 .711 .285 69 5 0 4 3 1 5
2 Yrs 13 243 206 32 55 4 2 3 8 0 30 23 .267 .356 .350 .705 .284 72 5 0 4 3 1 5
162 Game Avg. 38 718 609 95 163 12 6 9 24 0 89 68 .267 .356 .350 .705 .284 213 15 0 12 9 3 15
MLB Averages .245 .309 .368 .677 .275

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1965 21 HOU NL -1.6 -0.2 14 0.0 0.0 0.0 .02 0.1 0.2 -1.8 -0.2 0.02 -0.1 0 0 2
1967 23 HOU NL -8.0 -0.8 242 -0.6 4.0 -4.6 1.15 -0.6 0.1 -8.2 -0.9 1.15 -6.3 0 0 0
2 Yrs -9.7 -1.0 256 -0.6 4.0 -4.6 1.09 -0.5 -0.1 -10.0 -1.0 1.09 -6.4 0 0 2

Starting Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1967 23 HOU NL 10 10 0 3 7 0 0 3 7 .300 2 3 0 0 3 30% 46.3 71 28 13 4 3 4 3.1 2.6 5.0
1 Yr 10 10 0 3 7 0 0 3 7 .300 2 3 0 0 3 30% 46 71 28 13 4 3 4 3.1 2.6 5.0
MLB Averages .500 55% 54 114 0 3.9 3.9 6.3

Reliever Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1965 21 HOU NL 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .016 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3.0
1 Yr 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .016 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3.0

Ratio Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1965 21 HOU NL 14 57% 0.0% 7.1% 14.3% 0.0% 0% 0.60 79% 5 0 0%
1967 23 HOU NL 229 56% 1.3% 9.6% 12.2% 3.9% 17% 1.31 75% 42 5 12%
2 Yrs 243 56% 1.2% 9.5% 12.4% 3.7% 16% 1.25 75% 47 5 11%
MLB Averages 47% 2.1% 15.8% 8.0% 6.2% 28% 1.10 73% 10%

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
1965 21 HOU NL 14 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 50% 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1967 23 HOU NL 229 52 3 0 6 1 2 2 1 16 9 2 56% 5 2 2 93 8 0 100% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
2 Yrs 243 55 3 0 8 1 2 2 1 20 11 2 55% 5 2 2 97 8 0 100% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
MLB Averages 49% 62%

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+
1965 21 0 0 9.00 3 0 2 0 0 0 3.0 3 3 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 14 43 1.667 9.0 0.0 6.0 3.0 0.50 43
1966 22 0 0 9.00 3 0 2 0 0 0 3.0 3 3 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 14 43 1.667 9.0 0.0 6.0 3.0 0.50 43
1967 23 0 3 .000 5.06 13 10 2 0 0 0 53.1 55 32 30 3 30 1 23 0 0 2 243 66 1.594 9.3 0.5 5.1 3.9 0.77 66

Neutralized Pitching

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

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
1965 21 0 0 18.00 2.0 4 4 4 0 3 1 0 3.500 18.0 13.5 4.5 0.33 0.0 3
1967 23 1 4 .200 6.00 48.0 56 36 32 3 30 21 0 1.792 10.5 5.6 3.9 0.70 0.6 10
2 Yrs 1 4 .200 6.48 50.0 60 40 36 3 33 22 0 1.860 10.8 4.0 0.67 0.5 13

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