Don Hood was born on Sunday, October 16, 1949, in Florence, South Carolina. Hood was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 16, 1973, with the Baltimore Orioles. 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 Don Hood baseball stats page.
"I think a lot of people gave up on me. I had something to prove to myself, being sent down (in 1982). I gave myself a kick in the fanny. It's an incentive when somebody says nobody wants you. I've matured a lot, and the things that bothered me before don't know. I'm very happy, and i've learned that baseball is a fun game." - Hood, Don. Hood helps KC blank Tribe. The News-Messenger. AP News Wire. 12 August 1982. Page 13.
Don HoodDon Hood Autograph on a 1979 Topps Baseball Card (#667) |
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Don HoodDon Hood Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1973 | 24 | Orioles | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 3.90 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 32.1 | 132 | 31 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
1974 | 25 | Orioles | 20 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3.45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 57.1 | 234 | 47 | 22 | 26 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
1975 | 26 | Indians | 29 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 4.39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 135.1 | 572 | 136 | 66 | 76 | 16 | 57 | 6 | 51 | 6 | 0 | 5 | - |
1976 | 27 | Indians | 33 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 4.87 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 77.2 | 350 | 89 | 42 | 46 | 5 | 41 | 3 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 2 | - |
1977 | 28 | Indians | 41 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 3.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 105.0 | 448 | 87 | 35 | 42 | 3 | 49 | 7 | 62 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - |
1978 | 29 | Indians | 36 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4.48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 154.2 | 689 | 166 | 77 | 82 | 13 | 77 | 5 | 73 | 10 | 1 | 0 | - |
1979 | 30 | Indians | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.68 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22.0 | 92 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
1979 | 30 | Yankees | 27 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 3.07 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 67.1 | 288 | 62 | 23 | 24 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
1980 | 31 | Cardinals | 33 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 3.39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 82.1 | 359 | 90 | 31 | 39 | 2 | 34 | 5 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 2 | - |
1982 | 33 | Royals | 30 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.51 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 66.2 | 288 | 71 | 26 | 31 | 7 | 22 | 1 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
1983 | 34 | Royals | 27 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2.27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47.2 | 199 | 48 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
10 Years | 297 | 72 | 84 | 34 | 35 | .493 | 3.79 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 848.1 | 3,651 | 840 | 357 | 412 | 57 | 364 | 32 | 374 | 40 | 19 | 10 | - |
Don HoodDon Hood Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1973 | 24 | Orioles | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1974 | 25 | Orioles | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1975 | 26 | Indians | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1976 | 27 | Indians | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1977 | 28 | Indians | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1978 | 29 | Indians | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1979 | 30 | Indians | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1979 | 30 | Yankees | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1980 | 31 | Cardinals | 35 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
1982 | 33 | Royals | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1983 | 34 | Royals | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
10 Years | 312 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
Don HoodDon Hood Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1973 Orioles | P | 8 | 4 | 97 | 6 | 0.8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .667 | 1.11 |
1974 Orioles | P | 20 | 2 | 172 | 11 | 0.6 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .909 | 1.57 |
1975 Indians | P | 29 | 19 | 406 | 25 | 0.9 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .880 | 1.46 |
1976 Indians | P | 33 | 6 | 233 | 24 | 0.7 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .917 | 2.55 |
1977 Indians | P | 41 | 5 | 315 | 16 | 0.4 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .875 | 1.20 |
1978 Indians | P | 36 | 19 | 464 | 33 | 0.9 | 32 | 6 | 26 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 1.86 |
1979 Indians | P | 13 | 0 | 66 | 7 | 0.5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.86 |
1979 Yankees | P | 27 | 6 | 202 | 16 | 0.6 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.14 |
1980 Cardinals | P | 33 | 8 | 247 | 23 | 0.7 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 2.40 |
1982 Royals | P | 30 | 3 | 200 | 18 | 0.6 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .944 | 2.30 |
1983 Royals | P | 27 | 0 | 143 | 20 | 0.7 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .850 | 3.21 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 297 | 72 | 2,545 | 199 | 0.7 | 183 | 50 | 133 | 16 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .920 | 1.94 | |
10 Years | 297 | 72 | 2,545 | 199 | 0.7 | 183 | 50 | 133 | 16 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .920 | 1.94 |
Don HoodDon Hood Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1973 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.00 | 5.01 | 1.67 |
1974 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.30 | 4.08 | 3.14 |
1975 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.89 | 3.39 | 3.79 |
1976 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.78 | 3.71 | 4.75 |
1977 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.27 | 5.31 | 4.20 |
1978 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.95 | 4.25 | 4.48 |
1979 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.50 | 2.86 | 5.73 |
1979 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.73 | 2.94 | 4.01 |
1980 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.2 | 20.0 | 1.03 | 3.83 | 3.72 |
1982 Royals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.41 | 4.18 | 2.97 |
1983 Royals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.21 | 3.21 | 2.64 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
10 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 20.0 | 1.03 | 3.97 | 3.86 |
Don HoodDon Hood Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1973 Baltimore Orioles | 44 | $15,000.00 | - | - |
1974 Baltimore Orioles | 44 | $15,000.00 | - | - |
1975 Cleveland Indians | 32 | $16,000.00 | - | - |
1976 Cleveland Indians | 32 | $24,500.00 | - | - |
1977 Cleveland Indians | 44 | $29,150.00 | - | - |
1978 Cleveland Indians | 44 | Undetermined | - | - |
1979 Cleveland Indians | 44 | Undetermined | - | - |
1979 New York Yankees | 46 | Undetermined | - | - |
1980 St. Louis Cardinals | 26 | Undetermined | - | - |
1982 Kansas City Royals | 48 | Undetermined | - | - |
1983 Kansas City Royals | 48 | Undetermined | - | - |
Don Hood Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Donald Harris Hood was a Major League Baseball player with the Baltimore Orioles (1973-1974), Cleveland Indians (1975-1979), New York Yankees (1979), St. Louis Cardinals (1980), and Kansas City Royals (1982-1983). Don, his nickname, was born in Florence (South Carolina), and after he made his victorious big league debut on July 16, 1973 (4 IP, 3 Ks, 0 R), he became the first former Southside High School (Florence, SC) student to play in the majors.
Don Hood Rookie Card | 1974 Topps Baseball Card (#436 | Checklist)
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Don Hood was a first round draft pick out of high school, selected seventeenth overall in the 1969 Baseball Draft, and the first left-handed pitcher ever chosen during the first round by the Baltimore Orioles! First round Orioles' picks who preceded Hood; Scott McDonald (1965 / RHP), Ted Parks (1966 / SS), Bobby Grich (1967 / SS), and Junior Kennedy (1968 / SS).
During a phone interview with Baseball Almanac, Hood was not aware of that trivial detail, and being selected in the first round wasn't one of his favorite memories, but he did say, "Ending my rookie year with a complete game shutout (September 26, 1973), in Memorial Stadium, felt, um, incredible. I knew I had done my job that day!"
The Associated Press wrote: Rookie Don Hood handcuffs Detroit. BALTIMORE (AP) – Rookie left-hander Don Hood hurled a two-hitter, pitching the playoff-bound Baltimore Orioles to a 4-0 triumph over the Detroit Tigers for their sixth straight victory. Hood, 3-2, who had never before pitched a complete game in the majors, allowed a leadoff single to Tony Taylor, then kept the Tigers hitless through the sixth. Willie Horton had the other Detroit hit in the seventh. Paul Blair drove in two of the Orioles' runs with a triple and a single. Tommy Davis increased his team-leading RBI total to 89 by driving in a run on an infield out. Mickey Lolich, 16-15, moved ahead of retired pitching star Early Wynn on the all-time major league strikeout list when he recorded his sixth strikeout of the game in the fifth inning. Lolich now stands 13th with 2,338 strikeouts.
Did you know that after hanging up his cleats, Don Hood worked as a Park Ranger in Lee County, Florida? On Saturday, June 10, 2023, Don Hood passed away. He was 73 years old.