NAME     : Butch Hobson
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : 
 
  BIRTHDAY : 8/17/1951
  AGE      : 29
  HEIGHT   : 6"0
  WEIGHT   : 190
 
  POSITION : Third Base
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $2,000,000 through 1984
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Average
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : GREAT
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Third Base : C  (Fielding Pct. : .926)

  OFFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Speed            : D
  Stealing Ability : E
  Sacrifice Bunt   : C
  Bunt for Hit     : E
  Hitter Type      : Normal
 
  Getting Hits         : 5  (VS. RHP : 6, VS. LHP : 2, Talent Average)
  Hitting Doubles      : 4  (VS. RHP : 4, VS. LHP : 4, Talent Average)
  Hitting Homeruns     : 7  (VS. RHP : 7, VS. LHP : 8, Talent Good)
  Getting BB's         : 3  (VS. RHP : 3, VS. LHP : 3, Talent Fair)
  Avoiding Strikeouts  : 6  (VS. RHP : 6, VS. LHP : 6, Talent Good)

  BATTING STATS :
 
  Category       AVG HR RBI  AB   H 2B 3B   R SB CS  BB   K  OBP  SLG
  Overall       .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  vs RHP        .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  vs LHP        .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  At Home       .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  Away          .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  R.I.S.P.      .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  Pinch Hitting .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  Close/Late    .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  This Week     .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  Last Week     .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR   AVG HR RBI   G  AB   H 2B 3B   R SB CS  BB   K  OBP  SLG   TEAMS
  1975  .251 18  74 127 403 101 23  0  53  6  3  17  74 .281 .442   CLE
  1976  .225 19  96 162 626 141 43 10  85  8  5  43 122 .275 .417   CLE
  1977  .218 24  92 162 619 135 28  1  60 12  4  43 101 .269 .383   CLE
  1978  .260 17  58 140 366  95 14  0  53  0  0  21  43 .300 .437   CLE,WAS
  1979  .266 19  73 150 516 137 20  1  59  0  0  17  51 .289 .419   WAS,AL
  1980  .251 20  68 143 475 119 22  1  61  0  0  23  48 .285 .427   WAS
 
  Total AB  : 3005
  Total AVG : .242
  Total Hits: 728
  Total HR  : 117
  Total RBI : 461
  Total Runs: 371
  Total SB  : 26
 
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Traded from Cleveland to Washington on 3/2/1978... Was selected to the 1979 Allstar game... Injured on 9/30/1980 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks...