Louis
Hoover
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 235
 
Born: October 29, 1949 in Usa
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
  ERA AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 23 LEX FL     0 1 2 2 1 2 1 7 7 7 1 2 2 4 5 4 9 8 8
1974 24 BRK FL     0 2 3 2 1 2 1 7 7 7 1 2 2 4 5 4 9 8 9
1975 25 BRK FL     1 3 5 4 2 3 2 7 7 7 2 3 3 6 6 6 9 8 9
1976 26 BRK FL     2 3 5 4 2 3 3 7 7 7 4 5 4 6 6 6 9 8 9
1977 27 BRK FL $ 300,000   2 3 5 4 3 3 3 7 7 7 4 4 4 6 6 6 9 8 9
1978 28 BRK FL $ 300,000   2 3 5 4 3 3 3 7 7 7 4 5 5 6 6 6 9 8 9
1979 29 BRK FL     3 4 5 4 2 3 3 7 7 7 4 5 4 6 7 7 9 8 9
1980 30 BRK FL     3 4 5 5 3 3 3 7 7 7 4 5 4 8 8 8 9 8 9
OOTP5 Min Ratings     0 1 2 2 1 2 1 7 7 7 1 2 2 4 5 4 9 8 8
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 300,000   3 4 5 5 3 3 3 7 7 7 4 5 5 8 8 8 9 8 9
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 31 BRK FL $ 300,000 50 12 14 13 11 13 12 11 13 12
1982 32 BRK FL $ 300,000 50 13 14 14 12 14 13 10 13 12
1983 33 BRK FL $ 350,000 50 12 14 13 12 14 13 10 12 11
1984 34 BRK FL $ 350,000 50 11 13 12 12 14 13 10 12 11
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 50 11 13 12 11 13 12 10 12 11
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000 50 13 14 14 12 14 13 11 13 12
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 23 LEX FL   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1974 24 BRK FL   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1975 25 BRK FL   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1976 26 BRK FL   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1977 27 BRK FL $ 300,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1978 28 BRK FL $ 300,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1979 29 BRK FL   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1980 30 BRK FL   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
OOTP5 Min Ratings   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 300,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 31 BRK FL $ 300,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 7 7 7 3 3 3 3 3 3
1982 32 BRK FL $ 300,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 7 7 7 3 3 3 3 3 3
1983 33 BRK FL $ 350,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 7 7 7 3 3 3 3 3 3
1984 34 BRK FL $ 350,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 7 7 7 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 7 7 7 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 7 7 7 3 3 3 3 3 3
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Pitcher Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1973 23 AA   0 2 .000 2 2 0 0 0 10.3 16 8 4 7 14 6.97 .364 .451 .705 1.156  
    A   4 7 .364 18 18 0 0 0 93.7 90 39 12 35 127 3.75 .248 .314 .419 .733  
1974 24 AA   12 5 .706 22 22 1 1 0 140.0 110 53 21 45 225 3.41 .213 .276 .381 .657  
1975 25 AA   2 3 .400 7 7 0 0 0 44.0 44 19 4 15 60 3.89 .262 .322 .423 .745  
1976 26 AA   9 3 .750 16 16 1 1 0 104.7 91 38 10 20 161 3.27 .229 .266 .392 .658  
1977 27 BRK FL 5 3 .625 10 10 0 0 0 67.0 66 30 11 31 67 4.03 .256 .349 .442 .791 2.3
    AA   8 6 .571 20 20 1 1 0 129.7 108 44 12 34 186 3.05 .223 .274 .359 .632  
1978 28 BRK FL 0 9 .000 15 10 0 0 0 63.0 70 44 10 25 58 6.29 .279 .349 .514 .863 0.0
    AAA   7 2 .778 12 12 0 0 0 74.3 78 20 9 27 114 2.42 .265 .327 .425 .752  
1979 29 AAA   7 2 .778 20 20 0 0 0 118.3 124 45 13 27 160 3.42 .263 .303 .415 .718  
1980 30 AAA   6 7 .462 17 17 0 0 0 97.0 104 46 9 19 134 4.27 .268 .302 .425 .727  
1981 31 BRK FL 2 0 1.000 20 0 0 0 0 28.3 40 18 1 12 15 5.72 .342 .421 .453 .874 0.6
    AAA   5 3 .625 14 14 0 0 0 77.7 68 27 10 22 80 3.13 .227 .280 .343 .623  
1982 32 BRK FL 7 3 .700 70 11 0 0 2 135.3 127 58 11 50 89 3.86 .250 .322 .358 .680 9.3
1983 33 BRK FL 0 3 .000 4 4 0 0 0 20.0 24 14 6 6 14 6.30 .276 .323 .586 .909 0.0
    AAA   8 1 .889 21 16 0 0 0 101.7 88 45 12 31 104 3.98 .228 .285 .378 .664  
1984 34 AAA   14 8 .636 30 30 0 0 0 189.0 170 72 22 66 198 3.43 .238 .302 .390 .692  
5 Years Sim 14 18 .438 119 35 0 0 2 313.7 327 164 39 124 243 4.71 .268 .343 .433 .776 12.2
6 Years AAA 47 23 .671 114 109 0 0 0 658.0 632 255 75 192 790 3.49 .247 .300 .397 .697  
5 Years AA 31 19 .620 67 67 3 3 0 428.7 369 162 51 121 646 3.40 .229 .283 .390 .673  
1 Years A 4 7 .364 18 18 0 0 0 93.7 90 39 12 35 127 3.75 .248 .314 .419 .733  
12 Years Minors 82 49 .626 199 194 3 3 0 1180.3 1091 456 138 348 1563 3.48 .241 .295 .396 .691  
Season Average 2 3 .400 23 7 0 0 0 62.7 65 32 7 24 48 4.71 .268 .343 .433 .776  
Career Highs 7 9 1.000 70 11 0 0 2 135.3 127 58 11 50 89 6.30 .342 .421 .586 .909  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   153 75 21 66 124   .241 .312 .398 .710
vs LH   174 89 18 58 119   .297 .361 .472 .833
Home 6 9 .400 60 18 0 0 0 173.0 189 99 26 72 126 5.15 .278 .347 .472 .819
Away 8 9 .471 59 17 0 0 2 140.6 138 65 13 52 117 4.16 .255 .320 .384 .705
Mar/Apr 1 6 .143 15 7 0 0 0 54.3 48 26 7 17 47 4.31 .226 .284 .425 .708
May 0 3 .000 21 1 0 0 0 32.3 35 18 3 9 22 5.01 .278 .326 .429 .754
June 1 2 .333 24 2 0 0 0 30.7 37 22 3 18 27 6.46 .303 .393 .443 .835
July 1 0 1.000 14 0 0 0 2 20.3 20 6 2 4 10 2.66 .267 .304 .413 .717
August 5 3 .625 22 12 0 0 0 87.0 95 38 10 32 74 3.93 .285 .348 .432 .780
Sep/Oct 6 4 .600 23 13 0 0 0 89.0 92 54 14 44 63 5.46 .261 .343 .442 .784
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1977 27 BRK FL 10 22 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .045 .045 .045 .091 -1.6 0.0
1978 28 BRK FL 15 22 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 10 .091 .130 .182 .312 -0.1 0.0
1981 31 BRK FL 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1982 32 BRK FL 70 28 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 .036 .036 .036 .071 -2.3 0.0
1983 33 BRK FL 4 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
5 Years Sim 119 80 2 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 39 .050 .062 .075 .137 -4.8 0.0
162 Game Average 108 2 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 53 .050 .062 .075 .137 -6.5  
Career Highs 70 28 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 17 .091 .130 .182 .312 -0.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   50 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 .040 .040 .040 .080 -3.6
vs LH   30 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 13 .067 .097 .133 .230 -0.9
Home 60 44 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 23 .045 .067 .045 .112 -2.7
Away 51 36 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 16 .056 .056 .111 .167 -1.8
RISP   21 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 .095 .095 .143 .238 -0.6
Close/Late   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
Mar/Apr 15 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.3
May 21 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.9
June 24 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
July 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
August 22 24 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 .042 .042 .042 .083 -1.7
Sep/Oct 23 28 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 14 .107 .138 .179 .317 -0.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1977 27 BRK FL P 10 10 67.0 8 11 0 0 1.000 2.55    
1978 28 BRK FL P 15 10 63.0 3 10 2 0 .867 1.86    
1981 31 BRK FL P 20 0 28.3 1 4 0 1 1.000 1.59    
1982 32 BRK FL P 70 11 135.3 12 28 2 4 .952 2.66    
1983 33 BRK FL P 4 4 20.0 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.35    
Career Totals   119 35 313.7 25 55 4 5 .952 2.30    
Career Highs   70 11 135.3 12 28 2 4 1.000 2.66    
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History
Drafted in 36th round, 849th overall pick, by New Orleans in 1973
Traded from New Orleans to Calgary on 4/21/1973 (Going to CLG: P L. Hoover, SS H. Palazzolo. Going to NO: 1B J. Clemente)
Injured on 6/17/1973 with a Sore Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Traded from Calgary to Las Vegas on 7/11/1973 (Going to CLG: 3B C. Barnhard. Going to LV: 3B J. Olmos, P L. Hoover)
Traded from Las Vegas to Lexington on 7/31/1973 (Going to LEX: P L. Hoover, P M. Floyd. Going to LV: 1B X. Consolo, LF D. Gridstone, SS J. Helfer)
Injured on 8/16/1973 with a Sore Shoulder, out for one week
Injured on 8/31/1973 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 5-6 weeks
Traded from Lexington to Brooklyn on 6/11/1974 (Going to BRK: SS M. Sandoval, P L. Hoover, 3B B. Williford, P J. Caronia. Going to LEX: P J. Abbey, P C. Stephenson)
Injured on 8/18/1974 with a Sore Back, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 6/13/1976 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 5/15/1977 with a Blister On Finger, out for one week
Earned first career win on 8/9/1977
Had first career hit on 8/14/1977, off Ricky Vaughn (MAN)
Injured on 9/17/1977 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week
Injured on 6/16/1978 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 6/1/1979 with a Strained Bicep Tendon, out for 3-4 weeks
Injured on 6/23/1981 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 4 days
Injured on 7/5/1981 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 3-4 weeks