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
                                             
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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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  8. Kurt Bevacqua (929)
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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)