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Solly Hofman
Arthur Frederick Hofman (Circus Solly)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 160 lb.

Debut July 28, 1903
Final Game August 25, 1916
Born October 29, 1882 in St. Louis, MO
Died March 10, 1956 in St.Louis, MO

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1903 20 PIT NL   3    2    1    0   0  0   0    0   0      0      .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0    
 1904 21 CHC NL   7   26    7    7   0  0   1    4   2      1      .269  .296  .385  109   10   0           0    
 1905 22 CHC NL  86  287   43   68  14  4   1   38  15     20      .237  .289  .324   79   93   8           1    
 1906 23 CHC NL  64  195   30   50   2  3   2   20  13     20      .256  .326  .328   99   64   6           0    
 1907 24 CHC NL 134  470   67  126  11  3   1   36  29     41      .268  .328  .311   95  146  24           1    
 1908 25 CHC NL 120  411   55  100  15  5   2   42  15     33      .243  .309  .319   97  131  28           6    
 1909 26 CHC NL 153  527   60  150  21  4   2   58  20     53      .285  .351  .351  115  185  32           1    
 1910 27 CHC NL 136  477   83  155  24 16   3   86  29     65  34  .325  .406  .461  154  220  30           0    
 1911 28 CHC NL 143  512   66  129  17  2   2   70  30     66  40  .252  .341  .305   81  156  24           3    
 1912 29 TOT NL  53  178   35   49  15  1   0   20   5     27  19  .275  .374  .371  104   66   4           1    
         CHC NL  36  125   28   34  11  0   0   18   5     22  13  .272  .385  .360  104   45   2           1    
         PIT NL  17   53    7   15   4  1   0    2   0      5   6  .283  .345  .396  103   21   2           0    
 1913 30 PIT NL  28   83   11   19   5  2   0    7   3      8   6  .229  .297  .337   84   28   4           0    
 1914 31 BTT FL 147  515   65  148  25 12   5   83  34     54  41  .287  .357  .412  119  212  12           2    
 1915 32 BUF FL 109  346   29   81  10  6   0   27  12     30  28  .234  .295  .298   73  103  10           0    
 1916 33 TOT     11   43    2   13   3  2   0    4   1      3   3  .302  .348  .465  141   20   1           0    
         NYY AL   6   27    0    8   1  1   0    2   1      1   1  .296  .321  .407  117   11   1           0    
         CHC NL   5   16    2    5   2  1   0    2   0      2   2  .313  .389  .563  179    9   0           0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 14 Seasons    1194 4072  554 1095 162 60  19  495 208  0 421 171  .269  .340  .352  104 1434 183   0   0  15   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        552   75  149  22  8   3   67  28  0  57  23  .269  .340  .352  104  195  25   0   0   2   0
 Career High    153  527   83  155  25 16   5   86  34  0  66  41  .325  .406  .461  154  220  32   0   0   6   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1903 20 PIT NL    2    2    0   0.0    94| .000  .281| .000  .344| .000  .366| .000  .710|-100  .000  -0.5  -0.1     
 1904 21 CHC NL   27   19    3   4.2    78| .269  .258| .296  .316| .385  .333| .681  .649| 109  .606   0.1   0.0     
 1905 22 CHC NL  316  227   27   3.2    87| .237  .269| .289  .332| .324  .351| .613  .683|  79  .451  -7.8  -0.9     
 1906 23 CHC NL  221  151   21   3.7    80| .256  .259| .326  .327| .328  .330| .654  .657|  99  .571  -0.5  -0.1     
 1907 24 CHC NL  536  368   48   3.4    79| .268  .259| .328  .326| .311  .329| .639  .654|  95  .553  -2.3  -0.3     
 1908 25 CHC NL  478  339   39   3.1    74| .243  .251| .309  .313| .319  .324| .628  .637|  97  .517  -1.1  -0.1     
 1909 26 CHC NL  613  409   65   4.3    79| .285  .255| .351  .324| .351  .329| .702  .653| 115  .626  10.3   1.2     
 1910 27 CHC NL  572  352   89   6.8    87| .325  .262| .406  .336| .461  .347| .867  .683| 154  .755  33.2   3.6     
 1911 28 CHC NL  605  407   53   3.5    96| .252  .268| .341  .345| .305  .370| .646  .715|  81  .439 -10.9  -1.2     
 1912 29 TOT NL  210  133   24   4.8   100| .275  .280| .374  .350| .371  .381| .745  .731| 104  .556   2.7   0.2     
         CHC NL  150   93   17   4.9   100| .272  .280| .385  .350| .360  .382| .745  .732| 104  .563   2.4   0.2     
         PIT NL   60   40    7   4.7    99| .283  .279| .345  .349| .396  .380| .741  .729| 103  .543   0.3   0.0     
 1913 30 PIT NL   95   68    8   3.2    88| .229  .265| .297  .329| .337  .360| .634  .689|  84  .409  -1.7  -0.2     
 1914 31 BTT FL  583  379   75   5.3    92| .287  .270| .357  .336| .412  .365| .769  .701| 119  .635  16.3   1.7     
 1915 32 BUF FL  386  275   30   2.9    88| .234  .264| .295  .332| .298  .354| .593  .686|  73  .403 -10.1  -1.1     
 1916 33 TOT      47   31    8   7.0    85| .302  .261| .348  .330| .465  .344| .813  .674| 141  .789   1.9   0.2     
         NYY AL   29   20    4   5.4    84| .296  .259| .321  .333| .407  .338| .728  .672| 117  .696   0.3   0.0     
         CHC NL   18   11    4   9.8    85| .313  .265| .389  .325| .563  .354| .952  .679| 179  .880   1.6   0.2     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 14 Seasons     4691 3160  490   4.1    86| .269  .263| .340  .331| .352  .347| .692  .678| 104  .572  29.5   2.9     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1903 20 PIT NL OF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 1 1 0 1904 21 CHC NL OF 6 7 2 0 1 1.000 .947 1.50 1.87 1 3 2 SS 1 1 2 1 0 .750 .909 3.00 5.30 1905 22 CHC NL 2B 59 138 178 15 13 .955 .943 5.36 5.11 1B 9 86 6 3 2 .968 .981 10.22 10.48 SS 9 17 19 3 3 .923 .930 4.00 5.48 OF 3 4 1 0 0 1.000 .962 1.67 1.93 0 2 1 3B 3 3 8 2 0 .846 .924 3.67 3.17 1906 23 CHC NL OF 23 38 2 1 1 .976 .959 1.74 1.86 1 17 6 1B 21 186 9 2 10 .990 .984 9.29 10.57 SS 9 20 32 3 7 .945 .934 5.78 5.32 3B 4 5 7 1 0 .923 .930 3.00 3.20 2B 4 4 2 0 0 1.000 .952 1.50 4.97 1907 24 CHC NL OF 69 136 14 10 4 .938 .960 2.17 1.94 12 23 35 SS 42 81 116 17 21 .921 .932 4.69 5.03 1B 18 204 4 2 7 .990 .984 11.56 10.25 3B 4 4 2 1 0 .857 .923 1.50 3.33 2B 3 10 8 1 4 .947 .952 6.00 5.13 1908 25 CHC NL OF 50 118 9 6 1 .955 .960 2.54 1.99 0 50 2 1B 37 357 20 11 10 .972 .986 10.19 10.67 2B 22 41 55 6 5 .941 .954 4.36 5.03 3B 9 16 13 0 0 1.000 .932 3.22 3.26 1909 26 CHC NL OF 153 347 16 13 5 .965 .961 2.37 2.01 0 143 11 1910 27 CHC NL OF 110 249 19 7 4 .975 .959 2.44 2.10 0 110 1 1B 24 212 8 5 10 .978 .984 9.17 10.07 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 3.10 1911 28 CHC NL OF 107 230 11 8 5 .968 .960 2.25 2.07 2 107 0 1B 36 353 17 6 17 .984 .985 10.28 9.90 1912 29 TOT NL OF 42 106 10 1 4 .991 .956 2.76 2.16 0 42 0 CHC NL OF 27 67 7 1 4 .987 .956 2.74 2.16 0 27 0 1B 9 77 2 2 7 .975 .988 8.78 9.99 PIT NL OF 15 39 3 0 0 1.000 .957 2.80 2.16 0 15 0 1913 30 PIT NL OF 24 50 3 2 1 .964 .960 2.21 2.08 0 23 2 1914 31 BTT FL 2B 108 232 289 27 39 .951 .951 4.82 4.89 1B 22 173 16 4 13 .979 .985 8.59 10.12 OF 21 37 7 1 2 .978 .950 2.10 1.87 10 10 1 SS 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 5.00 1915 32 BUF FL OF 82 132 16 6 5 .961 .963 1.80 1.99 46 20 18 1B 11 86 7 2 1 .979 .987 8.45 10.07 3B 4 8 0 0 0 1.000 .941 2.00 3.15 2B 2 1 2 0 0 1.000 .938 1.50 4.75 SS 1 4 4 0 1 1.000 .930 8.00 5.00 1916 33 TOT OF 10 24 3 0 0 1.000 .964 2.70 2.02 4 6 0 NYY AL OF 6 17 2 0 0 1.000 .964 3.17 2.03 0 6 0 CHC NL OF 4 7 1 0 0 1.000 .964 2.00 2.00 4 0 0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1905 22 CHC NL 1B 9 86 6 3 2 .968 .981 10.22 10.48 1906 23 CHC NL 1B 21 186 9 2 10 .990 .984 9.29 10.57 1907 24 CHC NL 1B 18 204 4 2 7 .990 .984 11.56 10.25 1908 25 CHC NL 1B 37 357 20 11 10 .972 .986 10.19 10.67 1910 27 CHC NL 1B 24 212 8 5 10 .978 .984 9.17 10.07 1911 28 CHC NL 1B 36 353 17 6 17 .984 .985 10.28 9.90 1912 29 CHC NL 1B 9 77 2 2 7 .975 .988 8.78 9.99 1914 31 BTT FL 1B 22 173 16 4 13 .979 .985 8.59 10.12 1915 32 BUF FL 1B 11 86 7 2 1 .979 .987 8.45 10.07 1905 22 CHC NL 2B 59 138 178 15 13 .955 .943 5.36 5.11 1906 23 CHC NL 2B 4 4 2 0 0 1.000 .952 1.50 4.97 1907 24 CHC NL 2B 3 10 8 1 4 .947 .952 6.00 5.13 1908 25 CHC NL 2B 22 41 55 6 5 .941 .954 4.36 5.03 1914 31 BTT FL 2B 108 232 289 27 39 .951 .951 4.82 4.89 1915 32 BUF FL 2B 2 1 2 0 0 1.000 .938 1.50 4.75 1905 22 CHC NL 3B 3 3 8 2 0 .846 .924 3.67 3.17 1906 23 CHC NL 3B 4 5 7 1 0 .923 .930 3.00 3.20 1907 24 CHC NL 3B 4 4 2 1 0 .857 .923 1.50 3.33 1908 25 CHC NL 3B 9 16 13 0 0 1.000 .932 3.22 3.26 1910 27 CHC NL 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 3.10 1915 32 BUF FL 3B 4 8 0 0 0 1.000 .941 2.00 3.15 1903 20 PIT NL OF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 1 1 0 1904 21 CHC NL OF 6 7 2 0 1 1.000 .947 1.50 1.87 1 3 2 1905 22 CHC NL OF 3 4 1 0 0 1.000 .962 1.67 1.93 0 2 1 1906 23 CHC NL OF 23 38 2 1 1 .976 .959 1.74 1.86 1 17 6 1907 24 CHC NL OF 69 136 14 10 4 .938 .960 2.17 1.94 12 23 35 1908 25 CHC NL OF 50 118 9 6 1 .955 .960 2.54 1.99 0 50 2 1909 26 CHC NL OF 153 347 16 13 5 .965 .961 2.37 2.01 0 143 11 1910 27 CHC NL OF 110 249 19 7 4 .975 .959 2.44 2.10 0 110 1 1911 28 CHC NL OF 107 230 11 8 5 .968 .960 2.25 2.07 2 107 0 1912 29 TOT NL OF 42 106 10 1 4 .991 .956 2.76 2.16 0 42 0 CHC NL OF 27 67 7 1 4 .987 .956 2.74 2.16 0 27 0 PIT NL OF 15 39 3 0 0 1.000 .957 2.80 2.16 0 15 0 1913 30 PIT NL OF 24 50 3 2 1 .964 .960 2.21 2.08 0 23 2 1914 31 BTT FL OF 21 37 7 1 2 .978 .950 2.10 1.87 10 10 1 1915 32 BUF FL OF 82 132 16 6 5 .961 .963 1.80 1.99 46 20 18 1916 33 TOT OF 10 24 3 0 0 1.000 .964 2.70 2.02 4 6 0 NYY AL OF 6 17 2 0 0 1.000 .964 3.17 2.03 0 6 0 CHC NL OF 4 7 1 0 0 1.000 .964 2.00 2.00 4 0 0 1904 21 CHC NL SS 1 1 2 1 0 .750 .909 3.00 5.30 1905 22 CHC NL SS 9 17 19 3 3 .923 .930 4.00 5.48 1906 23 CHC NL SS 9 20 32 3 7 .945 .934 5.78 5.32 1907 24 CHC NL SS 42 81 116 17 21 .921 .932 4.69 5.03 1914 31 BTT FL SS 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 5.00 1915 32 BUF FL SS 1 4 4 0 1 1.000 .930 8.00 5.00
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Position Total OF 702 1478 113 55 33 .967 .960 2.27 2.02 77 557 79 2B 198 426 534 49 61 .951 .949 4.85 4.98 1B 187 1734 89 37 77 .980 .985 9.75 10.25 SS 63 124 173 24 32 .925 .932 4.71 5.14 3B 25 36 31 4 0 .944 .931 2.68 3.22 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Overall Total 1175 3798 940 169 203 .966 .965 4.03 4.02
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1906   WS    CHC CHW     L   6  23   3   7  1  0  0   2   3   5  .304  .385  .348   1  1   1   0   0 
 1908   WS    CHC DET     W   5  19   2   6  0  1  0   4   1   4  .316  .350  .421   2  0   0   0   0 
 1910   WS    CHC PHA     L   5  15   2   4  0  0  0   2   4   3  .267  .400  .267   0  0   1   1   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  3 World Series        1-2  16  57   7  17  1  1  0   8   8  12  .298  .379  .351   3  1   2   1   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Batting Average
1910 NL-.325-3

On-base %
1910 NL-.406-4

Slugging %
1910 NL-.461-2

OPS
1910 NL-.867-3

Games
1909 NL-153-3

Triples
1910 NL-16-3
1914 FL-12-7

RBI
1910 NL-86-4
1914 FL-83-9

Singles
1909 NL-123-10

Adjusted OPS+
1910 NL-154-3

Runs Created
1910 NL-89-4

Adjusted Batting Runs
1910 NL-33-2

Batting Wins
1910 NL-3.6-2

Extra-Base Hits
1910 NL-43-8

Offensive Win%
1910 NL-.755-3

Sac. Hits
1907 NL-24-10
1908 NL-28-8
1909 NL-32-3
1910 NL-30-7

Youngest Player
1903 NL-20-6
1904 NL-21-10

   

Gray Ink: Batting - 18 (1051) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 12.3 (1317) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 3.5 (1653) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

August, 1904: Purchased by the Chicago Cubs from the Des Moines (Western) for $1,500.

May 30, 1912: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with King Cole to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Tommy Leach and Lefty Leifield.

February 19, 1914: Jumped from the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Brooklyn Tip-Tops.

Before 1916 Season: Jumped from the Buffalo Blues to the New York Yankees.


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Uniforms 
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