3B Butch Hobson #51
Montreal Expos MLB
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
11/17/1980
 OA: 40 POT: 40
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3B BUTCH HOBSON #51 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
93 149 32 3 3 6 19 12 24 .215 .272 .396 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 4 4 4 5
Gap 3 3 3 7
Power 5 5 5 8
Eye 6 6 6 6
Avoid K's 4 4 4 4
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 5 1
Errors: - 4 1
Arm: - 7 1
Turn DP: - 4 -
Ability: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: 4
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Ability: 6
Baserunning Inst.: 6
Sacrifice Bunt: 1
Bunt for Hit: 4
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/04/1980 PHI Win, 5-2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
10/03/1980 PHI Win, 3-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/01/1980 STL Loss, 7-9 5 0 2 2 0 0 1 0
09/29/1980 STL Loss, 0-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/27/1980 @ PHI Loss, 1-7 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
09/26/1980 @ PHI Loss, 1-4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/25/1980 @ CHC Loss, 3-12 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/24/1980 @ CHC Win, 6-4 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/23/1980 @ PIT Win, 4-1 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/17/1980 @ NYM Win, 2-1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Birthday:08/17/1951
Born in:Unknown
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:88 kg
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$200,000
Signed Through:1981 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 139 Days
Service This Yr:180 Days
40-Man Service:5 Years, 60 Days
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1974, 10th Pick in Round 2
MLB 1980 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 93 149 32 3 3 6 19 16 12 24 .215 .272 .396 .668 .301 .181 85
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 30 162 0 0 0 5 0 1 59 12 0 1 0.0 14.7 3.20 .0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   77 19 2 3 6 17 12 6 13 1 0 0 .247 .298 .584 .882
Versus Right   72 13 1 0 0 2 3 6 11 0 0 0 .181 .244 .194 .438
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   26 6 1 2 0 1 4 2 7 0 0 0 .231 .286 .423 .709
May   17 3 0 0 1 5 1 1 1 1 0 0 .176 .211 .353 .563
June   25 6 1 1 2 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 .240 .269 .600 .869
July   26 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 6 0 0 0 .077 .200 .077 .277
August   17 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 .176 .300 .176 .476
September   30 9 1 0 2 5 3 1 6 0 0 0 .300 .323 .533 .856
October   8 3 0 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 .375 .375 .750 1.125
Spring Training   26 9 2 0 0 3 2 1 3 0 0 0 .346 .370 .423 .793
Last Year   572 148 26 7 22 82 73 35 94 2 2 1 .259 .302 .444 .746
2 Years Ago   81 17 4 0 5 13 10 4 21 0 0 0 .210 .247 .444 .692
Career   960 230 38 13 37 133 114 57 167 6 4 1 .240 .281 .422 .703
Home   78 20 3 3 4 14 10 8 9 1 0 0 .256 .322 .526 .847
Road   71 12 0 0 2 5 6 4 15 0 0 0 .169 .213 .254 .467
Grass   41 6 0 0 1 3 5 2 11 0 0 0 .146 .186 .220 .406
Turf   108 26 3 3 5 16 11 10 13 1 0 0 .241 .303 .463 .765
Day   72 15 1 2 5 15 9 3 11 1 0 0 .208 .237 .486 .723
Night   77 17 2 1 1 4 7 9 13 0 0 0 .221 .302 .312 .614
As Starter   94 23 2 3 4 14 10 7 14 0 0 0 .245 .297 .457 .754
As Reliever / Substitution   55 9 1 0 2 5 6 5 10 1 0 0 .164 .230 .291 .520
Pinch Hitting   50 8 1 0 1 4 4 5 8 1 0 0 .160 .232 .240 .472
Close/Late   47 9 0 0 3 6 5 3 9 0 0 0 .191 .240 .383 .623
Inning 1-3   32 5 1 1 1 5 2 4 5 0 0 0 .156 .250 .344 .594
Inning 4-6   51 14 1 2 2 6 7 4 8 1 0 0 .275 .321 .490 .812
Inning 7-9   60 11 1 0 3 8 5 4 10 0 0 0 .183 .234 .350 .584
Extra Innings   6 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
0 Outs   33 6 1 0 1 6 3 2 6 0 0 0 .182 .229 .303 .532
1 Outs   55 15 2 2 1 3 6 3 11 1 0 0 .273 .305 .436 .741
2 Outs   61 11 0 1 4 10 6 7 7 0 0 0 .180 .265 .410 .675
Scoring Position   38 9 0 1 2 14 6 5 9 1 0 0 .237 .318 .447 .766
Bases Empty   79 18 3 2 3 3 8 3 7 0 0 0 .228 .256 .430 .686
Runner on 1st   32 5 0 0 1 2 1 4 8 0 0 0 .156 .250 .250 .500
Runner on 2nd   18 5 0 1 0 4 1 1 3 0 0 0 .278 .316 .389 .705
Runner on 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 .250 .200 .250 .450
Runner on 1st & 2nd   9 2 0 0 1 3 2 1 3 0 0 0 .222 .300 .556 .856
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Bases Loaded   3 1 0 0 1 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 1.333 1.833
Two Strikes   67 13 1 2 1 6 5 6 24 0 0 0 .194 .260 .313 .574
First Pitch   18 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .333 .556
Count 0-1   15 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .067 .067 .267 .333
Count 0-2   13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 .077 .077 .077 .154
Count 1-0   17 6 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .353 .353 .588 .941
Count 1-1   15 4 0 0 2 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .267 .667 .933
Count 1-2   21 6 0 1 0 2 2 0 8 0 0 0 .286 .286 .381 .667
Count 2-0   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   6 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .167 .143 .333 .476
Count 2-2   23 5 1 1 1 3 1 0 7 0 0 0 .217 .217 .478 .696
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   8 3 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 .375 .545 .750 1.295
Full Count   10 1 0 0 0 1 2 6 4 0 0 0 .100 .438 .100 .537
Behind in Count   49 8 0 1 1 3 4 0 13 0 0 0 .163 .163 .265 .429
Ahead in Count   34 10 2 0 2 5 5 6 0 1 0 0 .294 .390 .529 .920
Batting 2nd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 3rd   3 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.333 1.667
Batting 4th   22 7 1 2 1 2 5 2 4 0 0 0 .318 .375 .682 1.057
Batting 5th   7 2 0 0 1 2 2 1 2 1 0 0 .286 .333 .714 1.048
Batting 6th   33 6 0 0 1 6 2 1 3 0 0 0 .182 .206 .273 .479
Batting 7th   17 2 0 0 2 5 2 1 2 0 0 0 .118 .167 .471 .637
Batting 8th   30 8 1 1 0 2 2 5 6 0 0 0 .267 .371 .367 .738
Batting 9th   35 6 1 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 .171 .216 .200 .416
Low Leverage   58 11 2 1 3 3 6 4 10 0 0 0 .190 .242 .414 .656
Medium Leverage   57 11 1 2 0 5 2 2 8 0 0 0 .193 .220 .281 .501
High Leverage   33 9 0 0 3 11 7 6 6 1 0 0 .273 .375 .545 .920
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1975 Montreal - MLB 23 36 49 8 2 2 1 5 7 3 0 0 9 0 0 .163 .212 .347 .558 57 43 -0.2
1976 Chicago - MLB 24 64 100 24 3 1 3 14 8 3 0 3 16 0 0 .240 .255 .380 .635 86 73 -0.0
1977 Chicago - MLB 25 5 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 .111 .111 .111 .222 -39 -60 -0.2
1978 Chicago - MLB 26 38 81 17 4 0 5 13 10 4 0 0 21 0 0 .210 .247 .444 .692 92 93 0.1
1979 Montreal - MLB 27 154 572 148 26 7 22 82 73 35 1 2 94 6 2 .259 .302 .444 .746 108 114 2.2
1980 Montreal - MLB 28 93 149 32 3 3 6 19 16 12 0 1 24 0 1 .215 .272 .396 .668 81 85 0.0
Total MLB 390 960 230 38 13 37 133 114 57 1 6 167 7 3 .240 .281 .422 .703 97 98 1.9
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1975 Ottawa - AAA 23 80 275 95 11 8 14 55 50 29 0 3 41 0 0 .345 .404 .596 1.000 167 176 3.5
1976 Paris - AAA 24 20 60 20 6 2 1 6 5 3 0 0 12 1 0 .333 .365 .550 .915 144 152 0.7
1977 Paris - AAA 25 102 373 130 24 4 26 101 71 32 4 4 86 2 0 .349 .402 .643 1.045 179 182 5.5
1978 Paris - AAA 26 66 166 48 11 4 6 26 28 21 0 4 27 2 1 .289 .361 .512 .873 136 133 1.4
Total AAA 268 874 293 52 18 47 188 154 85 4 11 166 5 1 .335 .392 .597 .989 165 169
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1975 Montreal - MLB 1B 22 4 55 4 3 59 0 1.000 54.2 9.71 +0.3 1.050
1975 Montreal - MLB 3B 10 7 4 15 2 20 1 .950 62.1 2.74 -0.3 .942
1976 Chicago - MLB 3B 24 15 4 47 4 55 4 .927 153.0 3.00 +0.4 1.030
1976 Chicago - MLB SS 3 1 0 4 1 6 2 .667 12.2 2.84 -1.0 .718
1976 Chicago - MLB LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.1 1.42 -0.5 .504
1976 Chicago - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1977 Chicago - MLB 1B 2 0 22 0 4 22 0 1.000 15.0 13.20 +0.1 1.050
1977 Chicago - MLB SS 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 .500 1.0 9.00 -0.5 .543
1978 Chicago - MLB 1B 15 14 136 9 13 148 3 .980 122.0 10.70 -0.1 1.043
1978 Chicago - MLB 3B 9 3 2 14 2 18 2 .889 37.0 3.89 -0.3 .936
1978 Chicago - MLB SS 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 .500 8.0 1.12 -0.7 .539
1979 Montreal - MLB 3B 148 142 65 256 17 352 31 .912 1280.2 2.26 -5.3 .950
1980 Montreal - MLB 2B 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 -0.0 1.043
1980 Montreal - MLB 3B 29 24 15 57 6 76 4 .947 200.2 3.23 -1.0 .976
1980 Montreal - MLB SS 10 5 20 23 4 49 6 .878 55.1 6.99 -2.9 .785
1980 Montreal - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 39 18 213 13 20 229 3 .987 191.2 10.61 +0.4 1.046
TOTAL 2B 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 -0.0 1.043
TOTAL 3B 220 191 90 389 31 521 42 .919 1733.2 2.49 -6.5 .961
TOTAL SS 15 7 20 29 5 59 10 .831 77.0 5.73 -5.1 .750
TOTAL LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.1 1.42 -0.5 .504
PLAYER HISTORY
12/20/1974 Drafted in the 1974 first-year player draft by the Montreal Expos. (Round 2, Pick 10, 34th overall pick).
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 6 (8); Eye: 4 (4).
04/07/1975 Named the #74 prospect in the MLB
05/19/1975 Wins the AAA NLAAA Player of the Week Award.
05/21/1975 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/03/1975 Named the #24 prospect in the MLB
10/11/1975 Wins the 1975 AAA NLAAA Platinum Stick Award at 3B.
10/18/1975 Named the #19 prospect in the MLB
11/10/1975 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $40,600.
12/21/1975 Was traded by the Montreal Expos to the Chicago Cubs, along with RP Mel Queen, in exchange for RP Rick Baldwin.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 7 (8); Eye: 3 (4).
11/13/1976 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $45,600.
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 4 (4).
05/23/1977 Wins the AAA NLAAA Player of the Week Award.
08/19/1977 Injured on 08/18/1977, diagnosed with a mild abdominal strain, is day-to-day.
09/29/1977 Wins the 1977 MLB Triple A AAA Championship Series with the Paris Lakers!
10/10/1977 Wins the 1977 AAA NLAAA Platinum Stick Award at 1B.
10/13/1977 Finished 3rd in 1977 AAA NLAAA Most Valuable Player Award voting.
11/12/1977 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $51,000.
01/01/1978 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 4 (4).
08/15/1978 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
11/13/1978 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $56,000.
01/01/1979 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (5); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 4 (4).
04/06/1979 Was claimed off waivers by Montreal while with Chicago.
10/22/1979 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $122,000 with the Montreal Expos organization.
01/01/1980 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (5); Power: 7 (8); Eye: 4 (4).
04/27/1980 Injured on 04/26/1980, diagnosed with a bruised thumb, is day-to-day.
10/29/1980 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $200,000 with the Montreal Expos organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1979 142 10
Year AB Rank
1979 572 7
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