Buster Hoover

Full Name: William James Hoover

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 178lb

Team: Boston Beaneaters

Born: April 12, 1863 in Philadelphia, PA

Died: April 16, 1924 in Jersey City, NJ

League Debut: March 30, 1886 (BSN @ NYG, box score) • Age 23

Real-life MLB career: 1884–1892 • Baseball-Reference page ↗

 
1886
Career
WAR
0.0
0.0
AB
18
18
H
3
3
HR
1
1
BA
.167
.167
R
2
2
RBI
3
3
SB
1
1
OBP
.250
.250
SLG
.389
.389
OPS
.639
.639
OPS+
88
88

Standard Batting

YearAgeTmLgGPAABRH2B3BHRRBI SBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSOPS+TBGIDPHBPSHSFIBBPosAwards
188623BSNNL 292118 23 101 310 21 .167.250.389.639 887 00100 CF
1 Yr 29211823 101310 21.167.250.389.639 88700 100
Bold = led the league. OPS+ compares OBP and SLG with the league average (100 = average; no park adjustment). Blank GIDP/SH/SF/IBB cells: that season's source data didn't track them (PA there = AB+BB+HBP).

Value Batting

YearAgeTmLgPARbatRbaserRposRAAWAARrepRARWARoWARdWARPosAwards
188623BSNNL21 -0.40.3-0.2-0.2-0.00.70.40.00.0-0.0 CF
1 Yr21 -0.40.3-0.2-0.2-0.00.70.40.00.0-0.0
Runs above average from batting (Rbat), baserunning (Rbaser) and position (Rpos); RAA/WAA = runs/wins above average, Rrep = replacement runs, RAR = runs above replacement (see how WAR is calculated).

Advanced Batting

YearAgeTmLgPABAbipISOHR%SO%BB%XBH%X/H%GB/FBGB%SB%P/PARCeBAClutchWIS WAR
188623BSNNL21 .125.2224.84.89.5 9.566.7 1.1453.3100.0 3.192.0 .23812.20.2
1 Yr21 .125.2224.84.89.5 9.566.71.1453.3 100.03.192.00.2
BAbip = batting average on balls in play; ISO = SLG − BA; HR%, SO%, BB%, XBH% are per plate appearance; X/H% = extra-base hits per hit; GB/FB and P/PA come from the sim's batted-ball and pitch counts; RC = runs created. eBA, Clutch and WIS WAR are WhatIfSports' own metrics (1886 onward).

Batting Splits

YearSplitGPAABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSBAbip
1886Home18131112 100010 21.182.308.273.580.200
1886Away118711 001300 00.143.143.571.714.000
1886vs LH Starter55500 000000 00.000.000.000.000.000
1886vs RH Starter15151303 101000 21.231.333.538.872.182
Splits come from the WhatIfSports season export (available from 1886). Traded players' splits combine all of their teams that season.

Appearances

YearAgeTmLgGGSBattingDefense PC1B2B3BSSLFCFRFPHPR
188623BSNNL290299 9155
1 Yr290299 9155
Games by position come from the fielding data; GS = games started; PH/PR = games entered as a pinch hitter or pinch runner (counted from the box scores).

Standard Fielding

YearAgeTmLgPosGGSInnChPOAEDP Fld%lgFld%RF/9lgRF9RF/G+Plays−PlaysPBSBCSCS%C.ERAPK
188623 BSN NLCF9023.0 2117040 .810.9116.652.80 1.8900
CareerCF9023.0 2117040 .8106.65 1.8900
Positions listed in scorebook order (P, C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, LF, CF, RF). Ch = chances (PO+A+E); RF/9 = 9×(PO+A)/Inn; RF/G = (PO+A)/G; lgFld% and lgRF9 = league average at that position. +Plays/−Plays are the sim's good and poor defensive plays. For pitchers, SB/CS are runners stealing while he pitched.

Leaderboards, Awards, & Honors

No top-10 league finishes or awards yet.

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