Butch Hobson
1975–1982 · bats R / throws R · Boston Red Sox, California Angels, New York Yankees
738G
.248AVG
.297OBP
.423SLG
More career statistics
634H
98HR
396RBI
11SB
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 738 | 2,799 | 2,556 | 314 | 634 | 107 | 23 | 98 | 396 | 183 | 569 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 1,081 | .248 | .297 | .423 | .720 |
Streaks
18longest hitting streak · 1977-07-03 to 1977-07-24
20longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 4 walks | 1978-08-17 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 32 | 4 runs scored | 1978-05-21 | 1 in 1,014 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 29 | struck out 4 times | 1976-09-13 | 1 in 728 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 377 | 1406 | 335 | 49 | 225 | 103 | 263 | .263 | .312 | .453 |
| Away | 361 | 1393 | 299 | 49 | 171 | 80 | 306 | .233 | .272 | .393 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 74 | 283 | 65 | 12 | 51 | 21 | 53 | .255 | .304 | .463 |
| May | 146 | 538 | 122 | 16 | 68 | 47 | 103 | .253 | .314 | .413 |
| June | 125 | 475 | 112 | 24 | 82 | 26 | 96 | .256 | .291 | .466 |
| July | 107 | 410 | 92 | 13 | 47 | 24 | 83 | .244 | .283 | .401 |
| August | 137 | 534 | 118 | 16 | 79 | 33 | 111 | .241 | .283 | .417 |
| September | 142 | 529 | 119 | 17 | 67 | 29 | 118 | .244 | .280 | .406 |
| October | 7 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | .222 | .300 | .259 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| detroit-tigers | 70 | 268 | 76 | 8 | 39 | 21 | 46 | .311 | .362 | .488 |
| baltimore-orioles | 69 | 259 | 49 | 10 | 31 | 22 | 58 | .209 | .274 | .379 |
| new-york-yankees | 66 | 253 | 50 | 10 | 31 | 15 | 56 | .214 | .257 | .406 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 65 | 243 | 62 | 15 | 50 | 11 | 45 | .276 | .300 | .551 |
| cleveland-guardians | 63 | 255 | 54 | 8 | 38 | 14 | 64 | .231 | .267 | .385 |
| athletics | 59 | 213 | 48 | 6 | 26 | 14 | 52 | .247 | .291 | .376 |
| toronto-blue-jays | 57 | 221 | 58 | 8 | 37 | 14 | 34 | .284 | .326 | .480 |
| seattle-mariners | 51 | 196 | 45 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 41 | .259 | .311 | .420 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 |  Boston Red Sox | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | .250 | – | – |
| 1976 | Boston Red Sox | 76 | 269 | 63 | 8 | 34 | – | .234 | – | – |
| 1977 | Boston Red Sox | 159 | 593 | 157 | 30 | 112 | 5 | .265 | – | – |
| 1978 | Boston Red Sox | 147 | 512 | 128 | 17 | 79 | 1 | .250 | – | – |
| 1979 | Boston Red Sox | 146 | 528 | 138 | 28 | 93 | 3 | .261 | – | – |
| 1980 | Boston Red Sox | 93 | 324 | 74 | 11 | 39 | 1 | .228 | – | – |
| 1981 |  California Angels | 85 | 268 | 63 | 4 | 36 | 1 | .235 | – | – |
| 1982 |  New York Yankees | 30 | 58 | 10 | – | 3 | – | .172 | – | – |