Joe Hoover Stats

Joe Hoover was born on Thursday, April 15, 1915, in Brawley, California. Hoover was 28 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 21, 1943, with the Detroit Tigers. 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 Joe Hoover baseball stats page.

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Joe Hoover



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Birth Name:   Robert Joseph Hoover
Nickname:   Joe
Born On:   04-15-1915  (Aries)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Brawley, California
Year of Death Data Died On:   09-02-1965 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Los Angeles, California
Cemetery:   San Gorgonio Memorial Park, Banning, California
High School:   Pomona High School (Pomona, CA)
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:   04-21-1943 (Age 28)
Last Game:   09-23-1945
Draft:   Not Applicable

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Joe Hoover Pitching Stats

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Joe Hoover Hitting Stats

1943 28 Tigers 144 575 78 140 15 8 4 0 38 36 - 101 28 - 1 10 .243 .289 .318
1944 29 Tigers 120 441 67 104 20 2 0 0 29 35 - 66 12 - 6 4 .236 .301 .290
1945 30 Tigers 74 222 33 57 10 5 1 0 17 21 - 35 6 - 1 3 .257 .324 .360
3 Years 338 1,238 178 301 45 15 5 0 84 92 - 202 46 - 8 17 .243 .300 .316

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Joe Hoover Fielding Stats

1943 Tigers SS 144 143 3,847 735 5.1 694 301 393 41 84 n/a n/a n/a .944 4.87
1944 Tigers SS 120 118 3,124 709 5.9 661 256 405 48 102 n/a n/a n/a .932 5.71
1945 Tigers SS 68 55 1,525 306 4.5 289 126 163 17 35 n/a n/a n/a .944 5.12
SS Totals 332 316 8,496 1,750 5.3 1,644 683 961 106 221 n/a n/a n/a .939 5.22
3 Years 332 316 8,496 1,750 5.3 1,644 683 961 106 221 n/a n/a n/a .939 5.22

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Joe Hoover Miscellaneous Stats

1943 Tigers 6 5 .545 0 1 n/a 143.8 5.7 15.1 - - -
1944 Tigers 7 10 .412 0 0 n/a 0.0 6.7 15.2 - - -
1945 Tigers 6 2 .750 0 7 n/a 222.0 6.3 13.1 - - -
3 Years 19 17 .528 0 8 n/a 247.6 6.1 14.7 - - -

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Joe Hoover Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1943 Detroit Tigers 7 Undetermined - -
1944 Detroit Tigers 7, 24 Undetermined - -
1945 Detroit Tigers 7 Undetermined n/a Stats

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