Dave Hostetler stats

Last played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1988

First Baseman

Age 70 · 6' 4"

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Dave Hostetler played 5 MLB seasons, 1981 to 1988.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
255
AB
818
R
92
H
187
HR
37
RBI
124
SB
2
AVG
.229

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.
1981WSH5613110.500
1982TEX113418539722672.232
1983TEX94304316711460.220
1984TEX37827183100.220
1988PIT6802000.250

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

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
928
TB
333
XBH
66
HBP
6
IBB
4
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.
1981WSH6610000
1982TEX466181371300
1983TEX353113225100
1984TEX953160000
1988PIT8200000

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

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
-0.7
RC
110.1
RC/27
4.60
ISOP
.178
SECA
.295
BB/K
0.39
AB/HR
22.1
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.
1981WSH0.12.320.8.5000.5060
1982TEX-0.557.14.7.2010.30.4190
1983TEX-0.239.24.4.1510.30.427.60
1984TEX-0.1114.6.1590.30.527.30
1988PIT0.00.41.9.0000000

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

Bio

Age
70 yearsMar 27, 1956
Height
6' 4"
Debut
1981
Birthplace
Pasadena, United States
College
USC

What were Dave Hostetler's career stats?

Dave Hostetler played 5 seasons for the Nationals, the Rangers and the Pirates. He was a career .229 hitter with 187 hits, 37 home runs and 124 RBI. His best season was 1981: a .500 batting average, 1 home run and 1 RBI.

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