Buck
Hooker
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 6''
Weight: 5
 
Born: August 28, 1880 in Richmond, VA.
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1902 21 CHA AL $ 300,000 9 3 4 4 6 7 7 7 7 7
1903 22 DET AL $ 300,000 9 4 4 4 7 8 7 5 5 5
1904 23 DET AL   9 4 4 4 7 8 8 5 5 5
1905 24 DET AL   10 3 4 4 8 9 9 5 5 5
1906 25 DET AL   10 3 4 4 9 10 10 5 5 5
1907 26 DET AL   10 3 4 4 10 10 10 5 5 5
1908 27 WS1 AL $ 1,550,000 10 3 4 4 10 10 10 4 4 4
1909 28 WS1 AL $ 1,550,000 10 3 4 4 10 10 10 5 5 5
1910 29 WS1 AL $ 1,550,000 10 3 4 4 9 10 10 4 4 4
1911 30 WAS AL $ 1,550,000 10 3 4 4 9 10 10 5 5 5
1912 31 WAS AL $ 1,550,000 10 3 4 4 9 10 9 3 3 3
1913 32 WAS AL $ 1,550,000 10 3 4 4 8 9 9 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   9 3 4 4 6 7 7 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,550,000 10 4 4 4 10 10 10 7 7 7
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1902 21 CHA AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1903 22 DET AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1904 23 DET AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1905 24 DET AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1906 25 DET AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1907 26 DET AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1908 27 WS1 AL $ 1,550,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1909 28 WS1 AL $ 1,550,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1910 29 WS1 AL $ 1,550,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1911 30 WAS AL $ 1,550,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1912 31 WAS AL $ 1,550,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1913 32 WAS AL $ 1,550,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,550,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1902 21 CHA AL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 4.3 7 4 0 1 2 8.31 .368 .400 .474 .874 0.0
    AAA   3 3 .500 20 0 0 0 1 35.0 33 19 9 8 49 4.89 .234 .275 .440 .715  
    A   3 1 .750 5 5 4 0 0 44.0 25 11 5 11 58 2.25 .161 .217 .297 .514  
1903 22 AAA   1 1 .500 9 0 0 0 1 23.3 14 5 5 5 34 1.93 .169 .216 .373 .589  
1904 23 AAA   0 1 .000 12 0 0 0 0 21.0 22 9 5 5 33 3.86 .262 .303 .464 .768  
1905 24 AAA   3 1 .750 20 0 0 0 0 47.3 39 19 10 3 53 3.61 .218 .231 .408 .639  
1906 25 AAA   0 0 .000 7 0 0 0 0 15.0 14 5 3 2 16 3.00 .255 .281 .473 .753  
1907 26 AAA   1 2 .333 14 0 0 0 0 22.3 22 10 5 4 37 4.03 .247 .280 .438 .718  
1908 27 WS1 AL 4 1 .800 14 5 5 1 0 51.7 34 11 0 4 32 1.92 .187 .204 .258 .463 6.3
1909 28 WS1 AL 1 2 .333 19 1 1 0 1 28.3 35 22 1 7 12 6.99 .302 .347 .397 .743 0.0
1910 29 WS1 AL 8 10 .444 53 9 7 0 2 117.3 114 60 11 35 41 4.60 .259 .313 .388 .700 1.8
1911 30 WAS AL 2 2 .500 8 3 0 0 0 23.3 20 11 0 4 7 4.24 .235 .267 .259 .525 1.5
1912 31 WAS AL 0 0 .000 3 2 0 0 0 8.3 11 4 1 3 4 4.32 .333 .389 .455 .843 0.3
    AAA   4 4 .500 29 2 1 0 3 57.7 44 18 7 9 40 2.81 .213 .245 .372 .617  
1913 32 AAA   3 6 .333 16 9 1 0 0 74.0 86 50 17 20 57 6.08 .291 .335 .497 .832  
6 Years Sim 15 15 .500 99 20 13 1 3 233.3 221 112 13 54 98 4.32 .252 .296 .354 .650 10.0
8 Years AAA 15 18 .455 127 11 2 0 5 295.7 274 135 61 56 319 4.11 .242 .277 .436 .713  
1 Years A 3 1 .750 5 5 4 0 0 44.0 25 11 5 11 58 2.25 .161 .217 .297 .514  
9 Years Minors 18 19 .486 132 16 6 0 5 339.7 299 146 66 67 377 3.87 .232 .270 .419 .689  
Season Average 2 2 .500 16 3 2 0 0 38.9 36 18 2 9 16 4.32 .252 .296 .354 .650  
Career Highs 8 10 .800 53 9 7 1 2 117.3 114 60 11 35 41 8.31 .368 .400 .474 .874  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   123 71 9 17 54   .265 .290 .387 .678
vs LH   98 41 4 37 44   .238 .301 .316 .618
Home 9 7 .563 57 7 4 0 2 103.0 98 47 5 17 45 4.11 .253 .284 .343 .627
Away 6 8 .429 42 13 9 1 1 130.3 123 65 8 37 53 4.49 .252 .305 .363 .667
Mar/Apr 1 1 .500 12 4 2 0 2 38.7 38 14 1 3 13 3.26 .252 .266 .311 .577
May 4 3 .571 19 1 0 0 0 27.7 32 23 3 12 8 7.49 .299 .370 .439 .809
June 3 1 .750 10 4 3 1 0 35.3 21 7 0 6 20 1.78 .176 .216 .235 .451
July 1 2 .333 21 0 0 0 0 23.0 14 6 1 4 14 2.35 .173 .212 .296 .508
August 3 0 1.000 14 1 1 0 1 23.0 23 9 2 3 11 3.52 .267 .292 .372 .664
Sep/Oct 3 8 .273 23 10 7 0 0 85.7 93 53 6 26 32 5.57 .280 .332 .398 .730
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
1902 21 CHA AL 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1908 27 WS1 AL 14 16 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 .063 .063 .063 .125 -0.9 0.0
1909 28 WS1 AL 19 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1910 29 WS1 AL 53 30 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 16 .033 .065 .033 .098 -1.9 0.0
1911 30 WAS AL 8 9 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .111 .111 .111 .222 -0.3 0.0
1912 31 WAS AL 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
6 Years Sim 99 63 2 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 39 .048 .063 .048 .110 -3.8 0.0
162 Game Average 103 3 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 63 .048 .063 .048 .110 -6.1  
Career Highs 53 30 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 16 .111 .111 .111 .222 -0.1  
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   37 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 22 .054 .079 .054 .133 -2.0
vs LH   26 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17 .038 .038 .038 .077 -1.9
Home 57 23 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 16 .087 .087 .087 .174 -1.0
Away 42 40 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 23 .025 .049 .025 .074 -2.9
RISP   17 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 8 .176 .222 .176 .399 0.5
Close/Late   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5
Mar/Apr 12 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.3
May 18 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.1
June 6 11 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 .091 .091 .091 .182 -0.5
July 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
August 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
Sep/Oct 21 28 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 12 .036 .069 .036 .105 -1.8
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    
1902 21 CHA AL P 2 0 4.3 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.08    
1908 27 WS1 AL P 14 5 51.7 8 16 0 1 1.000 4.18    
1909 28 WS1 AL P 19 1 28.3 3 7 0 0 1.000 3.18    
1910 29 WS1 AL P 53 9 117.3 9 23 3 1 .914 2.45    
1911 30 WAS AL P 8 3 23.3 2 7 1 0 .900 3.47    
1912 31 WAS AL P 3 2 8.3 0 3 0 0 1.000 3.24    
Career Totals   99 20 233.3 23 56 4 2 .952 3.05    
Career Highs   53 9 117.3 9 23 3 1 1.000 4.18    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1911 30 WAS AL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0.7 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0.7 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games Pitched
1910-3-53
Homeruns Allowed
1910-3-11
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 45)
   Gray Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 231)
 
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History
Drafted in 5th round, 68th overall pick, by Chicago (A) in 1902
Released by Chicago (A) on 4/21/1903
Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 6/16/1903 to a minor league contract
Injured on 5/25/1904 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 5 days
Injured on 7/7/1904 with a Pulled Tricep Tendon, out for 3 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Washington on 1/25/1908 to a 3-year deal worth $1,550,000 per year
Earned first career win on 4/23/1908
Had first career hit on 6/11/1908, off Doc Crandall (PHA)
Injured on 5/28/1910 with a Stiff Elbow, out for one week