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Fred
Hofmann		  
Nickname: Bootnose
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 235
 
Born: June 10, 1894 in Usa, MO, ST. LOUIS
 
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
1919 25 SLA AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 6 4 4 7 5 5 5 3 3 9 6 7
1920 26 SLA AL $ 300,000   5 5 6 6 3 4 7 5 6 5 3 3 9 7 8
1921 27 SLA AL $ 300,000   5 5 6 6 3 4 8 6 6 5 3 3 9 7 8
1922 28 SLA AL $ 300,000   5 5 6 6 3 4 8 6 7 5 3 4 9 7 8
1923 29 SLA AL $ 1,375,714   6 6 7 6 3 4 8 6 7 5 3 4 9 7 8
1924 30 SLA AL $ 1,707,143   7 7 8 6 3 4 8 6 7 6 3 4 10 8 8
1925 31 SLA AL $ 3,520,000   7 7 8 5 3 4 8 6 7 6 3 4 10 7 8
1926 32 SLA AL $ 3,520,000   6 6 7 5 2 3 8 6 7 6 3 4 9 7 7
1927 33 SLA AL $ 3,380,000   6 6 7 3 1 2 8 6 7 5 3 3 9 7 7
1928 34 PHA AL $ 3,380,000   6 6 7 3 1 2 8 6 7 5 3 3 9 7 7
1929 35 PHA AL $ 2,990,000   5 5 6 4 1 2 8 5 6 5 3 4 9 6 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   5 5 5 3 1 2 7 5 5 5 3 3 9 6 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,520,000   7 7 8 6 4 4 8 6 7 6 3 4 10 8 8
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1919 25 SLA AL 32 103 9 39 7 1 0 14 0 0 2 10 .379 .390 .466 .856 15.3 4.1
    AAA   48 187 33 60 12 2 6 33 1 0 21 26 .321 .389 .503 .892 34.5  
1920 26 SLA AL 79 282 41 97 24 4 5 46 1 0 17 25 .344 .380 .511 .890 49.4 12.4
1921 27 SLA AL 110 396 59 127 24 1 3 68 0 0 21 26 .321 .360 .409 .769 49.9 8.5
1922 28 SLA AL 103 346 45 99 22 1 5 46 2 0 35 33 .286 .351 .399 .750 43.3 6.7
1923 29 SLA AL 132 487 59 152 27 2 6 77 1 0 22 23 .312 .344 .413 .756 62.1 9.7
1924 30 SLA AL 131 504 54 145 24 1 3 68 0 0 39 28 .288 .341 .357 .698 58.0 8.6
1925 31 SLA AL 113 363 38 95 20 1 3 46 0 0 26 16 .262 .316 .347 .663 38.7 3.7
1926 32 SLA AL 80 243 22 61 7 1 3 28 0 0 19 18 .251 .308 .325 .633 24.4 2.4
1927 33 SLA AL 73 211 37 73 14 2 1 30 2 0 36 9 .346 .440 .445 .885 39.1 9.7
1928 34 SLA AL 26 87 10 24 3 0 0 11 0 0 10 8 .276 .347 .310 .657 10.3 1.9
  PHA AL 39 115 14 40 11 0 2 15 0 1 11 7 .348 .406 .496 .902 20.8 4.4
  TOT   65 202 24 64 14 0 2 26 0 1 21 15 .317 .381 .416 .796 31.1 6.3
    AAA   41 147 30 57 13 0 4 37 0 0 28 9 .388 .486 .558 1.044 36.0  
1929 35 PHA AL 86 286 41 99 21 1 4 48 0 0 22 10 .346 .398 .469 .867 47.8 10.2
11 Years Sim 1004 3423 429 1051 204 15 35 497 6 1 260 213 .307 .358 .406 .764 459.0 82.3
2 Years AAA 89 334 63 117 25 2 10 70 1 0 49 35 .350 .430 .527 .957 70.5  
162 Game Average 552 69 169 32 2 5 80 0 0 41 34 .307 .358 .406 .764 74.1  
Career Highs 132 504 59 152 27 4 6 77 2 1 39 33 .379 .440 .511 .890 62.1  
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   1838 184 509 89 6 10 264 2 1 90 151 .277 .314 .348 .663 189.8
vs LH   1585 245 542 115 9 25 233 4 0 170 62 .342 .406 .473 .879 283.1
Home 492 1679 214 536 92 7 19 257 2 0 128 99 .319 .369 .416 .785 244.0
Away 512 1744 215 515 112 8 16 240 4 1 132 114 .295 .347 .396 .743 228.8
RISP   976 0 318 53 4 12 429 0 0 87 59 .326 .374 .425 .800 150.5
Pinch Hitting   106 7 31 4 0 1 14 0 0 11 7 .292 .356 .358 .714 13.9
Close/Late   430 47 137 21 2 8 69 0 0 32 31 .319 .369 .433 .802 64.5
Mar/Apr 111 372 48 116 21 1 3 57 0 1 37 24 .312 .378 .398 .776 53.7
May 170 595 85 181 32 2 5 79 0 0 52 46 .304 .360 .390 .750 81.3
June 165 597 72 170 42 2 3 81 1 0 41 39 .285 .339 .377 .716 71.3
July 185 627 85 212 45 3 5 87 3 0 43 32 .338 .380 .443 .824 97.5
August 178 554 57 151 25 1 7 77 2 0 45 36 .273 .327 .359 .686 65.1
Sep/Oct 195 678 82 221 39 6 12 116 0 0 42 36 .326 .366 .454 .820 104.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1919 25 SLA AL C 29 23 206.0 68 17 3 0 .966 3.71 43 12 .279 1 0.9
1920 26 SLA AL C 71 67 598.7 188 50 9 0 .964 3.58 109 37 .339 9 2.5
1921 27 SLA AL C 102 99 877.3 311 64 16 0 .959 3.85 126 44 .349 13 3.5
1922 28 SLA AL C 98 87 785.0 236 51 13 2 .957 3.29 109 35 .321 13 3.2
1923 29 SLA AL C 125 118 1053.7 330 67 17 0 .959 3.39 139 45 .324 20 3.8
1924 30 SLA AL C 129 126 1125.0 269 96 17 0 .955 2.92 170 68 .400 21 5.2
1925 31 SLA AL C 105 88 818.3 205 68 11 1 .961 3.00 117 39 .333 10 4.9
1926 32 SLA AL C 66 57 522.0 133 34 4 0 .977 2.88 54 14 .259 8 2.5
1927 33 SLA AL C 66 57 528.3 135 41 4 1 .978 3.00 77 19 .247 6 3.0
1928 34 SLA AL C 24 22 204.2 56 14 3 0 .959 3.09 31 10 .323 3 0.5
  PHA AL C 35 33 266.8 72 19 5 1 .948 3.07 41 13 .317 3 1.4
  TOT   C 59 55 471.0 128 33 8 1 .953 3.08 72 23 .319 6 1.9
1929 35 PHA AL C 75 71 623.0 152 50 9 2 .957 2.92 90 29 .322 11 2.3
Career Totals   925 848 7608.3 2155 571 111 7 .961 3.22 1106 365 .330 118 33.6
Career Highs   129 126 1125.0 330 96 17 2 .978 3.85 170 68 .400 21  
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
1926 32 SLA AL 5 15 3 5 2 0 1 6 0 0 0 2 .333 .313 .667 .979
Career Post-Season Batting 5 15 3 5 2 0 1 6 0 0 0 2 .333 .313 .667 .979
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.
Batting Average
CAR-37-.307
 RBIs
1923-8-77
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 28)
   Gray Ink Test: 4    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 183)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 39    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 56)
 
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  1. Harry Bemis (902)
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  4. Chief Meyers (893)
  5. Pat Collins (893)
  6. Fred Tenney (880)
  7. Joe Sewell (878)
  8. Bernie Hungling (873)
  9. Joe McCarthy (869)
  10. Jake Stahl (859)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 24th overall pick, by St. Louis (A) in 1919
Had first career hit on 6/21/1919, off Dutch Ruether (CLE)
Injured on 4/26/1920 with a Broken Nose, out for 1-2 weeks
Hit first career homerun on 6/17/1920, off Rube Kroh (NYA)
Injured on 8/7/1921 with a Bruised Jaw, out for 1-2 weeks
2/11/1923: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,375,714 through salary arbitration
2/16/1924: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,707,143 through salary arbitration
7/16/1924: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis (A), $3,520,000 per year, for 2 years
7/1/1926: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis (A), $3,380,000 per year, for 2 years
Traded from St. Louis (A) to Philadelphia (A) on 7/1/1928 (Going to PHA: C Fred Hofmann. Going to SLA: C Johnny Gooch, P Bill Shores)
10/3/1928: Signed a contract extension with Philadelphia (A), $2,990,000 per year, for 2 years
 
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