Butch Hobson stats

Last played for the New York Yankees, 1982

Designated Hitter

Age 75 · 6' 1"

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Butch Hobson played 8 MLB seasons, 1975 to 1982.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
738
AB
2,556
R
314
H
634
HR
98
RBI
397
SB
11
AVG
.248

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
1975BOS2401000.250
1976BOS7626934638340.234
1977BOS15959377157301125.265
1978BOS1475126512817801.250
1979BOS1465287413828933.261
1980BOS93324357411391.228
1981LAA8526827634361.235
1982NYY3058210030.172

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
2,799
TB
1,081
XBH
228
HBP
5
IBB
12
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1975BOS4100000
1976BOS292104200100
1977BOS637290684400
1978BOS574209450300
1979BOS570262610200
1980BOS352113170200
1981LAA31090151000
1982NYY601220000

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
-1.4
RC
334.6
RC/27
4.50
ISOP
.175
SECA
.247
BB/K
0.32
AB/HR
26.1
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1975BOS0.00.21.9.0000000
1976BOS-0.329.13.7.1520.20.233.60
1977BOS0.688.25.3.2240.30.219.80
1978BOS-0.169.84.8.1580.30.430.10
1979BOS1.580.85.4.2350.30.418.90
1980BOS-1.233.13.5.1200.20.429.50
1981LAA-1.132.34.1.1010.20.6670
1982NYY-0.81.20.7.0340.10.100

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
75 yearsAug 17, 1951
Height
6' 1"
Debut
1975
Birthplace
Tuscaloosa, United States
College
Alabama

What were Butch Hobson's career stats?

Butch Hobson played 8 seasons for the Red Sox, the Angels and the Yankees. He was a career .248 hitter with 634 hits, 98 home runs and 397 RBI. His best season was 1977: a .265 batting average, 30 home runs and 112 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

8 seasons, 1975 to 1982

Butch Hobson finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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