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Jesse Orosco League 7-21-2215 |
| Joe Hofferth |  ShortstopRetired (1961, Age 38) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .275 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | L/R | |
| OPS | .787 | Status | Deceased (2000) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 1694 | Age at Death | 77 | Date of Birth | 01-27-1923 | |
| HR | 235 | Drafted | Round 1, Pick 6 (1941) |
Majors Svc Time | 14 years (152 games) |
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| RBI | 925 | |||||
| SB | 223 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | (100%) | Range | WS Rings | 2 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 2 | |||
| 2B | (96.9%) | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 5 | |||
| 3B | (6.0%) | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 3 | ||
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | POS | Team | G | GS | INN | TC | PO | A | E | DP | +/- | RF
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FPCT | GG |
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| 1950 | 2B | TEX | 109 | 109 | 989.0 | 564 | 256 | 304 | 4 | 73 | +9 | 5.10 | .993 | |
| SS | TEX | 42 | 42 | 367.2 | 223 | 62 | 149 | 12 | 16 | -8 | 5.17 | .946 | ||
| 1951 | SS | TEX | 137 | 137 | 1245.2 | 705 | 203 | 480 | 22 | 87 | -5 | 4.93 | .969 | |
| 2B | TEX | 12 | 12 | 111.0 | 61 | 32 | 29 | 0 | 9 | +1 | 4.95 | 1.000 | ||
| 1952 | SS | TEX | 136 | 136 | 1226.1 | 722 | 193 | 511 | 18 | 84 | +11 | 5.17 | .975 | |
| 2B | TEX | 15 | 15 | 136.1 | 80 | 35 | 45 | 0 | 12 | +1 | 5.28 | 1.000 | ||
| 1953 | SS | TEX | 133 | 133 | 1186.0 | 647 | 177 | 443 | 27 | 66 | +11 | 4.70 | .958 | |
| 2B | TEX | 18 | 18 | 165.1 | 110 | 45 | 64 | 1 | 9 | +2 | 5.93 | .991 | ||
| 1954 | SS | TEX | 136 | 136 | 1211.2 | 701 | 198 | 492 | 11 | 74 | +12 | 5.13 | .984 | |
| 2B | TEX | 15 | 15 | 131.0 | 78 | 34 | 44 | 0 | 2 | +4 | 5.36 | 1.000 | ||
| 1955 | SS | TEX-TB | 132 | 132 | 1194.1 | 625 | 191 | 413 | 21 | 80 | -6 | 4.55 | .966 | |
| LF | TEX-TB | 4 | 4 | 35.0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.54 | 1.000 | ||
| 2B | TEX-TB | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1.000 | ||
| 1956 | SS | TB | 151 | 151 | 1353.0 | 765 | 259 | 490 | 16 | 80 | +5 | 4.98 | .979 | |
| 1957 | SS | TB | 151 | 151 | 1355.0 | 787 | 272 | 494 | 21 | 101 | +8 | 5.09 | .973 | |
| 1958 | SS | TB | 105 | 105 | 942.1 | 542 | 202 | 330 | 10 | 65 | +3 | 5.08 | .982 | |
| 3B | TB | 5 | 5 | 47.0 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 2.49 | .867 | ||
| 2B | TB | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 | 1.000 | ||
| RF | TB | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | NaN | ||
| 1959 | 2B | TB | 108 | 108 | 965.1 | 583 | 234 | 348 | 1 | 64 | +7 | 5.43 | .998 |  |
| SS | TB | 38 | 38 | 340.0 | 187 | 62 | 118 | 7 | 26 | -2 | 4.76 | .963 | ||
| 1960 | SS | TB | 45 | 43 | 387.2 | 189 | 77 | 105 | 7 | 21 | +1 | 4.23 | .963 | |
| 2B | TB | 10 | 10 | 96.2 | 51 | 26 | 23 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 4.56 | .961 | ||
| Pos Total | SS | 1206 | 1204 | 10809.2 | 6093 | 1896 | 4025 | 172 | 700 | +30 | 4.93 | .972 | ||
| 2B | 290 | 288 | 2606.2 | 1539 | 665 | 866 | 8 | 174 | +26 | 5.29 | .995 | |||
| 3B | 5 | 5 | 47.0 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 2.49 | .867 | |||
| LF | 4 | 4 | 35.0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.54 | 1.000 | |||
| RF | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | NaN | |||
| Total | 1506 | 1501 | 13499.1 | 7653 | 2572 | 4899 | 182 | 874 | +54 | 4.98 | .976 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1961-11-01 | Joe Hofferth has retired from the Tampa Bay Thunder |
| 1961-04-01 | The Tampa Bay Thunder have promoted Frank Stevens to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Thunder have designated Joe Hofferth for assignment. |
| 1955-07-18 | A trade has been completed between the Texas Rangers and the Tampa Bay Thunder. The Tampa Bay Thunder receive Joe Hofferth, Claude Lane from the Texas Rangers in exchange for Jim Berardino, Draft Pick 1958 Round 2 TB (Charlie Radtke). |
| 1955-06-30 | Joe Hofferth of the Texas Rangers is injured and is expected to be out 17 days. |