Butch Hobson
1975–1982 · bats R / throws R · Boston Red Sox, California Angels, New York Yankees
737G
.248AVG
.297OBP
.423SLG
633H
98HR
396RBI
11SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 737 | 2,795 | 2,552 | 314 | 633 | 107 | 23 | 98 | 396 | 183 | 568 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 1,080 | .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 | 376 | 1402 | 334 | 49 | 225 | 103 | 262 | .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 | 6 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | .217 | .308 | .261 |
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 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 65 | 243 | 62 | 15 | 50 | 11 | 45 | .276 | .300 | .551 |
| new-york-yankees | 65 | 249 | 49 | 10 | 31 | 15 | 55 | .213 | .257 | .409 |
| 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 | 146 | 508 | 127 | 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 | – | – |