Billy Hoeft
1952–1966 · bats L / throws L · ALS, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Braves, San Francisco Giants
533G
.202AVG
.290OBP
.264SLG
107H
3HR
47RBI
0SB
97–101W–L
1,846IP
1,139K
3.94ERA
200GS
33SV
1Rare feat
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 533 | 629 | 530 | 73 | 107 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 47 | 67 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 140 | .202 | .290 | .264 | .554 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,846.3 | 505 | 200 | 75 | 97 | 101 | 33 | 1,820 | 884 | 808 | 173 | 682 | 1,139 | 0 | 0 | 3.94 | 1.355 |
Streaks
5longest hitting streak · 1954-07-29 to 1954-08-18
7longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 10 scoreless innings | 1954-05-09 | 1 in 1,678 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | 1961-08-19 | 1 in 193 games | box score ↗ |
| 44 | 4 home runs allowed | 1955-06-06 | 1 in 801 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 260 | 289 | 54 | 3 | 22 | 30 | 72 | .216 | .291 | .288 |
| Away | 273 | 340 | 53 | 0 | 25 | 37 | 90 | .189 | .265 | .243 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 45 | 49 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | .163 | .204 | .163 |
| May | 89 | 104 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 30 | .182 | .298 | .261 |
| June | 102 | 134 | 21 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 37 | .189 | .276 | .270 |
| July | 115 | 121 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 29 | .206 | .264 | .275 |
| August | 100 | 131 | 25 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 26 | .227 | .305 | .309 |
| September | 81 | 90 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 24 | .224 | .267 | .237 |
| October | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-white-sox | 67 | 109 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 31 | .223 | .248 | .266 |
| new-york-yankees | 55 | 114 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 23 | .102 | .184 | .143 |
| cleveland-guardians | 54 | 78 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 20 | .169 | .231 | .197 |
| boston-red-sox | 50 | 58 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 | .217 | .345 | .239 |
| kansas-city-athletics | 34 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | .269 | .406 | .385 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 33 | 73 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 22 | .233 | .315 | .333 |
| baltimore-orioles | 32 | 52 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 11 | .317 | .365 | .585 |
| detroit-tigers | 23 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .222 | .222 | .222 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 |  Detroit Tigers | 34 | 40 | 6 | – | 1 | – | .150 | 125 | 67 |
| 1953 | Detroit Tigers | 30 | 64 | 11 | – | 4 | – | .172 | 197 | 90 |
| 1954 | Detroit Tigers | 35 | 52 | 10 | – | 6 | – | .192 | 175 | 114 |
| 1955 | Detroit Tigers | 36 | 82 | 17 | – | 4 | – | .207 | 220 | 133 |
| 1956 | Detroit Tigers | 42 | 80 | 20 | – | 9 | – | .250 | 248 | 172 |
| 1957 | Detroit Tigers | 42 | 67 | 10 | 3 | 10 | – | .149 | 207 | 111 |
| 1958 | Detroit Tigers | 43 | 44 | 12 | – | 5 | – | .273 | 142 | 94 |
| 1959 | Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers | 26 | 17 | 4 | – | – | – | .235 | 67 | 40 |
| 1960 |  Baltimore Orioles | 19 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 18 | 13 |
| 1961 | Baltimore Orioles | 35 | 39 | 7 | – | 4 | – | .179 | 138 | 100 |
| 1962 | Baltimore Orioles | 57 | 19 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .158 | 113 | 73 |
| 1963 |  San Francisco Giants | 23 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1.000 | 24 | 8 |
| 1964 |  Milwaukee Braves | 42 | 9 | 2 | – | 2 | – | .222 | 73 | 47 |
| 1965 |  Chicago Cubs | 29 | 11 | 3 | – | – | – | .273 | 51 | 44 |
| 1966 | Chicago Cubs, San Francisco Giants | 40 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | .250 | 44 | 33 |