Steve Hovley Stats

Steve Hovley was born on Monday, December 18, 1944, in Ventura, California. Hovley was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 26, 1969, with the Seattle Pilots. 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 Steve Hovley baseball stats page.

"To a pitcher, a base hit is the perfect example of negative feedback." - Steve Hovley

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Steve Hovley
 
 
Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Stephen Eugene Hovley
Nickname:   Tennisball Head
Born On:   12-18-1944
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Ventura, California
Zodiac:   Sagittarius
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   Stanford University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10
Player Weight Chart Weight:   188
First Game:   06-26-1969 (Age 24)
Last Game:   09-28-1973
Draft:   1966 : 35th Round (665th)
Steve Hovley

Steve Hovley 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
Steve Hovley

Steve Hovley Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1969 Pilots 91 329 41 91 14 3 3 0 20 30 3 34 3 1 1 2 .277 .338 .365
1970 Brewers 40 135 17 38 9 0 0 0 16 17 1 11 0 0 1 4 .281 .366 .348
1970 Athletics 72 100 8 19 1 0 0 0 1 5 1 11 0 0 0 2 .190 .229 .200
1971 Athletics 24 27 3 3 2 0 0 0 3 7 0 9 0 1 1 0 .111 .306 .185
1972 Royals 105 196 24 53 5 1 3 0 24 24 2 29 4 1 1 2 .270 .351 .352
1973 Royals 104 232 29 59 8 1 2 0 24 33 2 34 2 1 0 3 .254 .346 .323
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
5 Years 436 1,019 122 263 39 5 8 0 88 116 9 128 9 4 4 13 .258 .335 .330
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Steve Hovley Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1969 Pilots OF 84 - - 185 2.2 183 175 8 2 3 n/a n/a n/a .989 0.00 -
1970 Brewers OF 38 - - 72 1.9 69 68 1 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .958 0.00 -
1970 Athletics OF 42 - - 59 1.4 59 58 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1971 Athletics OF 11 - - 16 1.5 16 15 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1972 Royals OF 68 - - 111 1.6 109 103 6 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .982 0.00 -
1973 Royals OF 79 - - 121 1.5 118 114 4 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .975 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
OF Totals 322 0 0 564 1.8 554 533 21 10 5 n/a n/a n/a .982 0.00 --
5 Years 337 - 0 564 1.7 554 533 21 10 5 n/a n/a n/a .982 0.00 --
Steve Hovley

Steve Hovley Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1969 Pilots 10 4 .714 - - n/a 109.7 9.7 16.5 - - -
1970 Brewers 5 1 .833 - - n/a 0.0 12.3 8.4 - - -
1970 Athletics 3 0 1.000 - - n/a 0.0 9.1 100.0 - - -
1971 Athletics 2 0 1.000 - - n/a 0.0 3.0 9.0 - - -
1972 Royals 3 3 .500 - - n/a 65.3 6.8 8.2 - - -
1973 Royals 6 4 .600 - - 15 116.0 6.8 9.7 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
5 Years 29 12 .707 - - 15 127.4 8.0 11.6 - - -
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Steve Hovley Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1969 Seattle Pilots 36 $7,500.00 - -
1970 Milwaukee Brewers 36 Undetermined - -
1970 Oakland Athletics 23 $15,000.00 - -
1971 Oakland Athletics 28 Undetermined - -
1972 Kansas City Royals 30 $17,500.00 - -
1973 Kansas City Royals 30 Undetermined - -


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