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Bobby Hofman
Robert George Hofman

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 175 lb.

Debut April 19, 1949
Final Game May 5, 1957
Born October 5, 1925 in St. Louis, MO
Died April 5, 1994 in Chesterfield, MO

Nephew of Solly Hofman

Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1944. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1949 23 NYG NL  19   48    4   10   0  0   0    3   0      5   6  .208  .296  .208   38   10   1           1   1
 1952 26 NYG NL  32   63   11   18   2  2   2    4   0  0   8  10  .286  .375  .476  133   30   0           1   2
 1953 27 NYG NL  74  169   21   45   7  2  12   34   1  1  12  23  .266  .315  .544  117   92   1           0   7
 1954 28 NYG NL  71  125   12   28   5  0   8   30   0  0  17  15  .224  .317  .456   99   57   3   2       1   3
 1955 29 NYG NL  96  207   32   55   7  2  10   28   0  2  22  31  .266  .336  .464  109   96   0   2   2   1   8
 1956 30 NYG NL  47   56    1   10   1  0   0    2   0  0   6   8  .179  .270  .196   29   11   1   0   0   1   2
 1957 31 NYG NL   2    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons      341  670   81  166  22  6  32  101   1  3  70  94  .248  .322  .442   99  296   6   4   2   5  23
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        318   38   79  10  3  15   48   0  1  33  45  .248  .322  .442   99  141   3   2   1   2  11
 Career High     96  207   32   55   7  2  12   34   1  2  22  31                          96   3   2   2   1   8
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1949 23 NYG NL   55   40    3   2.0   104| .208  .270| .296  .344| .208  .405| .504  .749|  38  .181  -4.2  -0.4     
 1952 26 NYG NL   72   47   11   6.3    98| .286  .263| .375  .336| .476  .391| .851  .727| 133  .680   2.8   0.3   0%
 1953 27 NYG NL  182  133   29   5.8   112| .266  .277| .315  .348| .544  .431| .859  .779| 117  .581   2.9   0.3  50%
 1954 28 NYG NL  148  105   18   4.6   110| .224  .275| .317  .347| .456  .426| .773  .772|  99  .481  -0.5  -0.1   0%
 1955 29 NYG NL  232  164   30   4.9   106| .266  .267| .336  .338| .464  .422| .800  .760| 109  .520   2.4   0.2   0%
 1956 30 NYG NL   64   49    3   1.6   102| .179  .263| .270  .330| .196  .415| .466  .745|  29  .138  -5.5  -0.6   0%
 1957 31 NYG NL    2    2    0   0.0   102| .000  .268| .000  .330| .000  .414| .000  .744|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons       755  540   94   4.6   107| .248  .270| .322  .342| .442  .420| .764  .762|  99  .499  -2.6  -0.4     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1949 23 NYG NL 2B 16 23 39 4 8 .939 .976 3.88 5.07 1952 26 NYG NL 2B 21 37 43 3 9 .964 .974 3.81 4.96 3B 2 2 3 2 0 .714 .962 2.50 2.90 1B 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 9.20 1953 27 NYG NL 3B 23 21 35 5 5 .918 .951 2.43 2.72 2B 17 34 48 2 13 .976 .972 4.82 4.83 1954 28 NYG NL 1B 21 160 6 1 20 .994 .991 7.90 9.26 2B 10 23 22 1 5 .978 .976 4.50 5.31 3B 8 9 4 2 0 .867 .949 1.62 2.83 1955 29 NYG NL 1B 24 183 10 0 19 1.000 .991 8.04 9.09 C 19 40 6 0 1 1.000 .987 2.42 4.82 1 2B 19 32 36 1 6 .986 .974 3.58 5.00 3B 5 4 7 0 4 1.000 .948 2.20 2.80 1956 30 NYG NL C 7 31 1 0 1 1.000 .985 4.57 5.01 8.23 5.84 3 35.0 0 0 0 1 3B 7 4 9 2 0 .867 .956 1.86 2.64 3.25 3.05 4 36.0 1B 3 7 1 0 0 1.000 .988 2.67 8.70 9.00 9.79 0 8.0 2B 2 2 1 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 4.65 3.00 5.30 0 9.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1952 26 NYG NL 1B 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 9.20 1954 28 NYG NL 1B 21 160 6 1 20 .994 .991 7.90 9.26 1955 29 NYG NL 1B 24 183 10 0 19 1.000 .991 8.04 9.09 1956 30 NYG NL 1B 3 7 1 0 0 1.000 .988 2.67 8.70 9.00 9.79 0 8.0 1949 23 NYG NL 2B 16 23 39 4 8 .939 .976 3.88 5.07 1952 26 NYG NL 2B 21 37 43 3 9 .964 .974 3.81 4.96 1953 27 NYG NL 2B 17 34 48 2 13 .976 .972 4.82 4.83 1954 28 NYG NL 2B 10 23 22 1 5 .978 .976 4.50 5.31 1955 29 NYG NL 2B 19 32 36 1 6 .986 .974 3.58 5.00 1956 30 NYG NL 2B 2 2 1 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 4.65 3.00 5.30 0 9.0 1952 26 NYG NL 3B 2 2 3 2 0 .714 .962 2.50 2.90 1953 27 NYG NL 3B 23 21 35 5 5 .918 .951 2.43 2.72 1954 28 NYG NL 3B 8 9 4 2 0 .867 .949 1.62 2.83 1955 29 NYG NL 3B 5 4 7 0 4 1.000 .948 2.20 2.80 1956 30 NYG NL 3B 7 4 9 2 0 .867 .956 1.86 2.64 3.25 3.05 4 36.0 1955 29 NYG NL C 19 40 6 0 1 1.000 .987 2.42 4.82 1 1956 30 NYG NL C 7 31 1 0 1 1.000 .985 4.57 5.01 8.23 5.84 3 35.0 0 0 0 1
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total 2B* 85 151 189 11 41 .969 .974 4.00 5.00 0 9.0 1B* 49 352 17 1 39 .997 .991 7.53 9.14 0 8.0 3B* 45 40 58 11 9 .899 .951 2.18 2.74 4 36.0 C* 26 71 7 0 2 1.000 .986 3.00 4.87 3 35.0 1 0 0 1 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 205 614 271 23 91 .975 .980 4.32 5.48
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Transactions 

Before 1944 Season: Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent.


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