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Dave
Hostetler		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 225
 
Born: March 27, 1956 in Usa, CA, PASADENA
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1985   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 25 MIA NL     4 4 4 7 7 7 4 4 4 6 6 6 3 3 3
1983 27 CLE AL $ 2,180,108   5 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 5 7 7 7 4 4 4
1984 28 CLE AL $ 2,180,108   5 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 5 7 7 7 3 3 3
1985 29 CLE AL $ 2,180,108   5 5 6 7 7 7 5 5 5 7 7 7 3 3 3
1986 30 CLE AL $ 2,180,108   6 6 6 7 7 7 5 5 5 8 8 8 4 4 4
1987 31 CLE AL $ 2,180,108   6 6 6 7 7 7 4 4 4 8 8 8 3 3 3
1988 32 KCR AL $ 2,685,714   6 6 6 7 7 7 4 4 4 8 8 8 3 3 3
1989 33 KCR AL $ 2,685,714   6 6 6 7 7 7 4 4 4 8 8 8 3 3 3
1990 34 SDP NL $ 3,500,000   6 6 6 7 7 7 4 4 4 8 8 8 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 7 7 7 4 4 4 6 6 6 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,500,000   6 6 6 7 7 7 5 5 5 8 8 8 4 4 4
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1981 25 AA   112 393 55 95 8 1 25 59 4 4 63 66 .242 .346 .458 .805 65.6  
    A   25 76 16 26 4 0 6 21 0 2 22 16 .342 .490 .632 1.121 21.6  
1982 26 AA   137 499 65 122 13 4 34 83 2 4 72 92 .244 .340 .491 .831 85.3  
1983 27 CLE AL 49 156 20 33 4 1 4 20 4 0 16 42 .212 .282 .327 .609 16.8 2.1
    AAA   80 299 48 84 6 4 22 68 0 4 38 71 .281 .362 .548 .911 57.2  
1984 28 CLE AL 40 144 24 29 7 0 6 15 0 1 18 49 .201 .290 .375 .665 15.3 1.8
    AAA   50 169 36 47 8 1 14 32 2 2 34 41 .278 .399 .586 .985 38.5  
1985 29 CLE AL 54 96 14 23 9 0 2 17 0 1 3 26 .240 .270 .396 .666 8.9 1.2
1986 30 CLE AL 73 169 23 48 11 0 5 28 0 0 15 41 .284 .341 .438 .778 22.7 3.8
1987 31 CLE AL 146 514 84 142 24 4 20 82 1 0 69 136 .276 .358 .455 .813 82.4 15.1
1988 32 KCR AL 152 565 77 140 23 2 17 81 0 0 73 164 .248 .330 .386 .716 76.2 12.7
1989 33 KCR AL 107 345 44 83 13 1 10 48 0 0 36 90 .241 .312 .371 .683 38.5 5.5
1990 34 SDP NL 95 242 46 68 7 1 12 36 1 3 33 54 .281 .363 .467 .830 39.1 7.7
8 Years Sim 716 2231 332 566 98 9 76 327 6 5 263 602 .254 .330 .408 .738 300.0 50.0
2 Years AAA 130 468 84 131 14 5 36 100 2 6 72 112 .280 .373 .562 .935 95.7  
2 Years AA 249 892 120 217 21 5 59 142 6 8 135 158 .243 .345 .476 .821 150.9  
1 Years A 25 76 16 26 4 0 6 21 0 2 22 16 .342 .490 .632 1.121 21.6  
5 Years Minors 404 1436 220 374 39 10 101 263 8 16 229 286 .260 .362 .513 .875 268.1  
162 Game Average 504 75 128 22 2 17 73 1 1 59 136 .254 .330 .408 .738 67.9  
Career Highs 152 565 84 142 24 4 20 82 4 3 73 164 .284 .363 .467 .830 82.4  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1376 205 335 58 8 46 198 4 3 164 399 .243 .322 .398 .719 183.4
vs LH   855 127 231 40 1 30 129 2 2 99 203 .270 .343 .425 .768 126.5
Home 341 1038 159 283 49 3 37 162 4 2 127 267 .273 .349 .433 .782 159.5
Away 375 1193 173 283 49 6 39 165 2 3 136 335 .237 .313 .386 .700 150.5
RISP   604 0 144 28 2 23 241 0 0 90 177 .238 .328 .406 .733 87.3
Pinch Hitting   115 14 32 5 0 7 22 0 0 7 26 .278 .317 .504 .821 18.1
Close/Late   276 30 59 14 0 8 32 0 0 30 71 .214 .290 .351 .641 29.5
Mar/Apr 95 302 47 78 10 2 14 47 0 0 30 70 .258 .324 .444 .768 44.1
May 126 388 55 96 26 1 17 64 0 1 48 114 .247 .329 .451 .780 58.2
June 120 352 60 88 16 2 8 47 1 1 52 97 .250 .345 .375 .720 48.3
July 107 336 38 81 9 2 15 46 0 0 31 89 .241 .303 .414 .716 43.7
August 122 386 48 98 12 1 11 51 0 2 42 100 .254 .325 .376 .700 48.5
Sep/Oct 146 467 84 125 25 1 11 72 5 1 60 132 .268 .346 .396 .743 67.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1983 27 CLE AL 1B 35 32 269.3 351 16 2 32 .995 12.26   0.5
    3B 13 12 91.0 11 25 0 0 1.000 3.56   0.5
1984 28 CLE AL 3B 7 6 55.0 2 9 0 0 1.000 1.80   0.1
    1B 3 3 25.0 33 3 0 5 1.000 12.96   0.1
1985 29 CLE AL 3B 13 11 101.0 4 25 1 2 .967 2.58   0.5
    1B 7 4 42.0 45 5 0 5 1.000 10.71   0.1
1986 30 CLE AL 3B 17 12 121.0 12 24 1 1 .973 2.68   0.3
    1B 17 6 63.7 77 2 1 7 .988 11.17   0.1
    SS 3 0 7.0 1 2 1 2 .750 3.86   0.0
    LF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1987 31 CLE AL 3B 140 137 1212.7 74 275 5 32 .986 2.59   5.4
    1B 5 0 7.0 4 1 0 1 1.000 6.43   0.0
1988 32 KCR AL 3B 149 149 1305.7 82 338 14 35 .968 2.90   2.4
1989 33 KCR AL 3B 48 46 413.0 26 101 3 9 .977 2.77   0.7
    1B 48 39 335.3 420 27 4 41 .991 12.00   0.5
    CF 2 0 5.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
    2B 1 0 2.7 1 1 0 0 1.000 6.77   0.0
1990 34 SDP NL 3B 84 60 546.3 31 130 0 12 1.000 2.65   2.2
    1B 7 3 29.0 25 2 0 2 1.000 8.38   0.1
    CF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  3B 471 433 3845.7 242 927 24 91 .980 2.74   12.1
  1B 122 87 771.3 955 56 7 93 .993 11.80   1.4
  CF 3 0 7.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  SS 3 0 7.0 1 2 1 2 .750 3.86   0.0
  LF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  2B 1 0 2.7 1 1 0 0 1.000 6.77   0.0
Career Totals   601 520 4637.3 1199 986 32 186 .986 4.24   13.6
Career Highs   149 149 1305.7 447 338 14 50 1.000 10.07    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1984 28 CLE AL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1990 34 SDP NL 9 26 3 7 1 0 1 4 0 0 3 4 .269 .345 .423 .768
Career Post-Season Batting 10 27 3 7 1 0 1 4 0 0 3 4 .259 .333 .407 .741
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Strikeouts
1987-7-136
1988-1-164
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 23    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  4. Chris Brown (940)
  5. Donnie Hill (934)
  6. Rich Rollins (930)
  7. Ed Charles (930)
  8. Kurt Bevacqua (929)
  9. Jim Greengrass (924)
  10. Oddibe McDowell (920)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 10th overall pick, by Miami in 1981
Injured on 5/5/1982 with a Bruised Heel, out for 5 days
Released by Miami on 10/13/1982
Signed as a free agent by Cleveland (A) on 2/13/1983 to a 4-year deal worth $2,180,108 per year
Had first career hit (triple) on 7/4/1983, off Fernando Arroyo (PIT)
Hit first career homerun on 7/21/1983, off Doug Jones (MON)
Won World Championship with Cleveland (A) in 1985
2/2/1987: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,180,108 through salary arbitration
Injured on 3/11/1987 with a Pulled Thigh Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 8/20/1987 with a Pulled Hamstring Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
2/2/1988: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,685,714 through salary arbitration
Traded from Cleveland (A) to Kansas City on 3/4/1988 (Going to KCR: SS Bob Meacham, 3B Dave Hostetler, LF Al Woods, P Doug Sisk. Going to CLE: 1B Russ Morman, 2B Tommy Hinzo)
Had 5 hits with 8 RBI against Milwaukee on 5/5/1988
2/2/1989: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,685,714 through salary arbitration
10/27/1989: Signed a contract extension with Kansas City, $3,500,000 per year, for 4 years
Traded from Kansas City to San Diego on 4/3/1990 (Going to SDP: 3B Dave Hostetler, CF Dwayne Murphy. Going to KCR: P Ralph Citarella)
 
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