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Butch
Hobson		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 198
 
Born: August 17, 1951 in Usa, AL, TUSCALOOSA
 
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
1975 23 LAD NL     4 4 4 6 6 6 6 5 6 3 3 3 6 5 5
1976 24 LAD NL     4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 3 3 3 5 5 5
1977 25 LAD NL     4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 3 3 3 5 5 5
1978 26 LAD NL     4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 3 3 3 5 5 5
1979 27 TAM AL     4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 3 3 3 5 5 5
1980 28 TAM AL     3 3 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 3 3 3 5 5 5
1981 29 TAM AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6 3 3 3 5 4 5
1982 30 TAM AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6 3 3 3 5 4 4
1983 31 TAM AL     3 3 3 6 5 5 6 5 5 3 3 3 4 4 4
1984 32 TAM AL     3 3 3 6 5 5 6 5 5 4 3 3 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 3 6 5 5 6 5 5 3 3 3 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 3 3 6 5 5
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
1975 23 AA   111 433 71 116 25 2 28 84 4 4 36 66 .268 .324 .529 .853 72.1  
    A   26 109 18 39 5 1 8 27 1 2 7 15 .358 .397 .642 1.039 23.9  
1976 24 AA   129 491 69 130 24 3 21 71 4 2 42 98 .265 .323 .454 .777 71.3  
1977 25 AAA   25 107 7 19 3 0 2 9 0 2 6 16 .178 .221 .262 .483 5.0  
    AA   112 445 62 120 24 6 17 46 4 5 49 63 .270 .342 .465 .807 69.1  
1978 26 AA   137 571 74 158 33 2 33 84 3 7 38 84 .277 .322 .515 .837 89.9  
1979 27 AA   80 329 41 87 18 1 17 46 2 2 30 51 .264 .326 .480 .806 50.7  
    A   33 117 18 40 7 0 7 24 7 0 17 16 .342 .425 .581 1.007 27.8  
1980 28 A   137 502 80 141 24 3 31 96 5 5 64 60 .281 .362 .526 .888 92.9  
1981 29 TAM AL 21 28 3 4 2 0 1 3 0 0 3 9 .143 .226 .321 .547 2.2 0.0
1982 30 TAM AL 58 85 11 19 8 0 2 9 2 0 5 23 .224 .267 .388 .655 8.4 1.0
1983 31 AAA   137 517 58 124 26 4 20 86 6 3 29 121 .240 .280 .422 .702 60.9  
1984 32 AAA   137 507 49 104 26 0 19 72 3 1 37 121 .205 .259 .369 .628 49.7  
2 Years Sim 79 113 14 23 10 0 3 12 2 0 8 32 .204 .256 .372 .628 10.5 1.0
3 Years AAA 299 1131 114 247 55 4 41 167 9 6 72 258 .218 .263 .383 .646 115.6  
5 Years AA 569 2269 317 611 124 14 116 331 17 20 195 362 .269 .326 .490 .816 353.2  
3 Years A 196 728 116 220 36 4 46 147 13 7 88 91 .302 .377 .552 .929 144.6  
11 Years Minors 1064 4128 547 1078 215 22 203 645 39 33 355 711 .261 .318 .471 .790 613.4  
162 Game Average 231 28 47 20 0 6 24 4 0 16 65 .204 .256 .372 .628 21.6  
Career Highs 58 85 11 19 8 0 2 9 2 0 5 23 .224 .267 .388 .655 8.4  
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   73 6 14 7 0 2 7 2 0 4 18 .192 .234 .370 .604 6.5
vs LH   40 8 9 3 0 1 5 0 0 4 14 .225 .295 .375 .670 4.5
Home 35 47 3 9 4 0 0 7 0 0 3 13 .191 .240 .277 .517 2.8
Away 44 66 11 14 6 0 3 5 2 0 5 19 .212 .268 .439 .707 8.2
RISP   29 0 5 2 0 0 7 0 0 2 4 .172 .226 .241 .467 1.3
Pinch Hitting   4 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 1.2
Close/Late   28 3 5 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 9 .179 .233 .286 .519 1.9
Mar/Apr 9 17 3 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 .235 .235 .412 .647 1.4
May 12 17 2 4 3 0 0 3 0 0 1 5 .235 .278 .412 .690 1.8
June 13 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .071 .133 .071 .205 -0.4
July 13 25 3 4 1 0 1 2 1 0 3 6 .160 .250 .320 .570 2.3
August 14 16 1 4 2 0 0 3 1 0 2 3 .250 .333 .375 .708 2.1
Sep/Oct 17 24 5 6 1 0 2 3 0 0 1 6 .250 .280 .542 .822 3.7
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
1981 29 TAM AL SS 16 5 73.3 5 29 1 3 .971 4.17   0.2
    3B 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
1982 30 TAM AL SS 47 13 177.3 30 75 3 16 .972 5.33   0.9
    3B 12 2 38.7 2 16 0 2 1.000 4.19   0.4
  SS 63 18 250.7 35 104 4 19 .972 4.99   1.2
  3B 13 2 40.7 3 17 0 2 1.000 4.43   0.4
Career Totals   76 20 291.3 38 121 4 21 .975 4.91   1.6
Career Highs   59 15 216.0 32 91 3 18 .976 5.13    
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 34th overall pick, by Los Angeles in 1975
Injured on 4/28/1976 with a Hyper Extended Knee, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 7/30/1976 with a Inflamed Abdominal Muscle, out for one week
Injured on 9/4/1978 with a Strained Hip Muscle, out for 6 days
Released by Los Angeles on 7/1/1979
Signed as a free agent by Tampa Bay on 7/31/1979 to a minor league deal
Injured on 5/23/1980 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Had first career hit (double) on 5/31/1981, off Tom Johnson (SEM)
Hit first career homerun on 9/12/1981, off Lance Rautzhan (NYG)
 
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