Joe Hoover
1943–1945 · bats R / throws R · Detroit Tigers
338G
.243AVG
.300OBP
.316SLG
301H
5HR
84RBI
19SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 338 | 1,384 | 1,238 | 177 | 301 | 45 | 15 | 5 | 84 | 92 | 202 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 391 | .243 | .300 | .316 | .616 |
Streaks
10longest hitting streak · 1944-07-08 to 1944-07-18
11longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 4 hits | 1944-08-06 | 1 in 138 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 10 | 2 doubles | 1943-08-01 | 1 in 99 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 10 | 3 runs scored | 1943-05-31 | 1 in 98 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 170 | 664 | 133 | 3 | 38 | 53 | 92 | .229 | .280 | .309 |
| Away | 168 | 720 | 168 | 2 | 46 | 39 | 110 | .255 | .287 | .322 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 13 | 44 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | .189 | .318 | .189 |
| May | 55 | 233 | 42 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 37 | .203 | .266 | .261 |
| June | 47 | 197 | 40 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 35 | .216 | .249 | .270 |
| July | 70 | 302 | 74 | 0 | 15 | 21 | 39 | .278 | .315 | .335 |
| August | 70 | 274 | 62 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 32 | .252 | .281 | .374 |
| September | 80 | 322 | 74 | 1 | 22 | 20 | 50 | .258 | .292 | .331 |
| October | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .167 | .400 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-yankees | 54 | 229 | 54 | 0 | 17 | 20 | 32 | .273 | .323 | .333 |
| boston-red-sox | 50 | 215 | 45 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 31 | .230 | .274 | .311 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 49 | 203 | 45 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 33 | .241 | .266 | .305 |
| chicago-white-sox | 48 | 200 | 55 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 22 | .301 | .310 | .372 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 47 | 192 | 35 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 26 | .206 | .240 | .329 |
| cleveland-guardians | 45 | 178 | 33 | 0 | 13 | 23 | 25 | .217 | .315 | .243 |
| st-louis-browns | 45 | 167 | 34 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 33 | .224 | .251 | .303 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 |  Detroit Tigers | 144 | 575 | 140 | 4 | 38 | 6 | .243 | – | – |
| 1944 | Detroit Tigers | 120 | 441 | 104 | – | 29 | 7 | .236 | – | – |
| 1945 | Detroit Tigers | 74 | 222 | 57 | 1 | 17 | 6 | .257 | – | – |