John Hofford Stats

John Hofford was born on Monday, May 25, 1863, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Hofford was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 26, 1885, with the Pittsburgh Alleghenys. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive John Hofford baseball stats page.
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John Hofford
 
 
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Birth Name:   John William Hofford
Nickname:   None
Born On:   05-25-1863  (Gemini)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Year of Death Data Died On:   12-16-1915 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Cemetery:   Undetermined
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Unknown   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Unknown
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   168
First Game:   09-26-1885 (Age 22)
Last Game:   07-24-1886
Draft:   Not Applicable
John Hofford

John Hofford Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1885 22 Alleghenys 3 3 0 0 3 .000 3.60 3 0 0 25.0 111 28 10 16 1 9 - 21 5 0 0 -
1886 23 Alleghenys 9 9 0 3 6 .333 4.33 9 0 0 81.0 379 88 39 66 1 40 - 25 0 2 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
2 Years 12 12 0 3 9 .250 4.16 12 0 0 106.0 490 116 49 82 2 49 - 46 5 2 0 -
John Hofford

John Hofford Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1885 22 Alleghenys 3 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - .125 .125 .125
1886 23 Alleghenys 9 34 4 10 3 1 0 0 5 3 - - - - 0 - .294 .351 .441
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
2 Years 12 42 5 11 3 1 0 0 5 3 - - - - 0 - .262 .311 .381
John Hofford

John Hofford Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1885 Alleghenys P 3 3 75 6 2.0 6 1 5 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.16
1886 Alleghenys P 9 9 243 24 2.7 22 5 17 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .917 2.44
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 12 12 318 30 2.5 28 6 22 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .933 2.38
2 Years 12 12 318 30 2.5 28 6 22 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .933 2.38
John Hofford

John Hofford Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1885 Alleghenys - - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.33 7.56 3.24
1886 Alleghenys 2 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 6.8 0.63 2.78 4.44
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
2 Years 2 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 8.4 0.94 3.91 4.16
John Hofford

John Hofford Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1885 Pittsburgh Alleghenys n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1886 Pittsburgh Alleghenys n/a Undetermined n/a n/a




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