Bobby Hofman Stats

Bobby Hofman was born on Monday, October 5, 1925, in St. Louis, Missouri. Hofman was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 19, 1949, with the New York Giants. 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 Bobby Hofman baseball stats page.

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Bobby Hofman
 
 
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Birth Name:   Robert George Hofman
Nickname:   Bobby
Born On:   10-05-1925  (Libra)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   St. Louis, Missouri
Year of Death Data Died On:   04-05-1994 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Chesterfield, Missouri
Cemetery:   Bethlehem Cemetery, Bellefontaine Neighbors, Missouri
High School:   Beaumont High School (St. Louis, MO)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11   Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   04-19-1949 (Age 23)
Last Game:   05-05-1957
Draft:   Not Applicable
Bobby Hofman

Bobby Hofman 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
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Bobby Hofman

Bobby Hofman Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1949 24 Giants 19 48 4 10 0 0 0 0 3 5 - 6 1 - 1 1 .208 .296 .208
1952 27 Giants 32 63 11 18 2 2 2 0 4 8 - 10 0 - 1 2 .286 .375 .476
1953 28 Giants 74 169 21 45 7 2 12 1 34 12 - 23 1 - 0 7 .266 .315 .544
1954 29 Giants 71 125 12 28 5 0 8 1 30 17 - 15 3 2 1 3 .224 .317 .456
1955 30 Giants 96 207 32 55 7 2 10 0 28 22 2 31 0 2 1 8 .266 .336 .464
1956 31 Giants 47 56 1 10 1 0 0 0 2 6 0 8 1 0 1 2 .179 .270 .196
1957 32 Giants 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
7 Years 341 670 81 166 22 6 32 2 101 70 2 94 6 4 5 23 .248 .322 .442
Bobby Hofman

Bobby Hofman Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1949 Giants 2B 16 10 303 66 4.1 62 23 39 4 8 n/a n/a n/a .939 5.52
1952 Giants 1B 1 0 3 2 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 18.00
1952 Giants 2B 21 14 420 83 4.0 80 37 43 3 9 n/a n/a n/a .964 5.14
1952 Giants 3B 2 1 27 7 3.5 5 2 3 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .714 5.00
1953 Giants 2B 17 16 429 84 4.9 82 34 48 2 13 n/a n/a n/a .976 5.16
1953 Giants 3B 23 17 480 61 2.7 56 21 35 5 5 n/a n/a n/a .918 3.15
1954 Giants 1B 21 16 450 167 8.0 166 160 6 1 20 n/a n/a n/a .994 9.96
1954 Giants 2B 10 6 183 46 4.6 45 23 22 1 5 n/a n/a n/a .978 6.64
1954 Giants 3B 8 5 96 15 1.9 13 9 4 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .867 3.66
1955 Giants 1B 24 21 552 193 8.0 193 183 10 0 19 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.44
1955 Giants 2B 19 11 345 69 3.6 68 32 36 1 6 n/a n/a n/a .986 5.32
1955 Giants 3B 5 4 111 11 2.2 11 4 7 0 4 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.68
1955 Giants C 19 7 231 46 2.4 46 40 6 0 1 1 4 1 1.000 5.38
1956 Giants 1B 3 0 24 8 2.7 8 7 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00
1956 Giants 2B 2 0 27 3 1.5 3 2 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00
1956 Giants 3B 7 4 111 15 2.1 13 4 9 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .867 3.16
1956 Giants C 7 3 105 32 4.6 32 31 1 0 1 0 1 1 1.000 8.23
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
2B Totals 85 57 1,707 351 4.1 340 151 189 11 41 n/a n/a n/a .969 5.38
1B Totals 49 37 1,029 370 7.6 369 352 17 1 39 n/a n/a n/a .997 9.68
3B Totals 45 31 825 109 2.4 98 40 58 11 9 n/a n/a n/a .899 3.21
C Totals 26 10 336 78 3.0 78 71 7 0 2 1 5 2 1.000 6.27
6 Years 205 135 3,897 908 4.4 885 614 271 23 91 1 5 2 .975 6.13
Bobby Hofman

Bobby Hofman Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1949 Giants 0 - - 2 1 n/a 0.0 8.0 16.0 - - -
1952 Giants 0 0 .000 8 0 n/a 31.5 6.3 15.8 - - -
1953 Giants 1 1 .500 38 0 n/a 14.1 7.3 5.0 - - -
1954 Giants 0 0 .000 41 0 n/a 15.6 8.3 4.2 - - -
1955 Giants 0 2 .000 44 1 n/a 20.7 6.7 7.4 - - -
1956 Giants 0 0 .000 31 0 n/a 0.0 7.0 28.0 - - -
1957 Giants 0 0 .000 2 0 n/a 0.0 2.0 0.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
7 Years 1 3 .250 166 2 n/a 20.9 7.1 6.6 - - -
Bobby Hofman

Bobby Hofman Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1949 New York Giants 26 Undetermined - -
1952 New York Giants 14 Undetermined - -
1953 New York Giants 14 Undetermined - -
1954 New York Giants 14 Undetermined - -
1955 New York Giants 14 Undetermined - -
1956 New York Giants 14 Undetermined - -
1957 New York Giants 23 Undetermined - -


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