Solly Hofman
1903–1916 · bats R / throws R · Brooklyn Tip-Tops, Buffalo Blues, Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates
1,195G
.269AVG
.340OBP
.352SLG
More career statistics
1,095H
19HR
495RBI
208SB
6Rare feats
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.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Games | 1,195 | 1,194 |
| Batting · At bats | 4,072 | 4,076 |
| Batting · Doubles | 162 | 161 |
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 15 | 14 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 171 | 321 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 4,691 | 4,706 |
| Batting · Runs | 554 | 553 |
| Batting · RBI | 495 | 503 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 208 | 206 |
| Batting · Triples | 60 | 62 |
| Batting · Walks | 421 | 432 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,195 | 4,691 | 4,072 | 554 | 1,095 | 162 | 60 | 19 | 495 | 421 | 171 | 208 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1,434 | .269 | .340 | .352 | .692 |
Streaks
18longest hitting streak · 1910-08-09 to 1910-09-11
24longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | Caught Three Times | 1913-04-14 | 1 in 4,659 games | box score ↗ |
| 62 | Three Sacrifice Bunts | 1907-04-30 | 1 in 730 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1905-08-24 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 605 | 2319 | 518 | 8 | 234 | 219 | 158 | .259 | .318 | .339 |
| Away | 589 | 2387 | 577 | 11 | 269 | 213 | 163 | .278 | .331 | .365 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 105 | 410 | 95 | 1 | 45 | 51 | 32 | .276 | .356 | .387 |
| May | 186 | 709 | 177 | 4 | 88 | 58 | 51 | .281 | .331 | .369 |
| June | 183 | 718 | 177 | 4 | 73 | 67 | 47 | .292 | .340 | .400 |
| July | 207 | 834 | 160 | 2 | 82 | 80 | 56 | .221 | .288 | .283 |
| August | 215 | 840 | 203 | 1 | 89 | 79 | 53 | .277 | .336 | .365 |
| September | 238 | 954 | 227 | 5 | 92 | 81 | 67 | .275 | .323 | .341 |
| October | 60 | 241 | 56 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 15 | .263 | .299 | .352 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cincinnati-reds | 138 | 539 | 126 | 1 | 64 | 44 | 40 | .275 | .315 | .351 |
| boston-braves | 138 | 570 | 141 | 2 | 62 | 61 | 28 | .293 | .354 | .369 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 135 | 524 | 109 | 2 | 49 | 60 | 36 | .246 | .323 | .309 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 131 | 507 | 126 | 1 | 61 | 37 | 28 | .279 | .321 | .388 |
| new-york-giants | 130 | 495 | 107 | 3 | 43 | 37 | 36 | .244 | .291 | .326 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 128 | 523 | 117 | 3 | 61 | 42 | 47 | .257 | .304 | .332 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 122 | 505 | 124 | 2 | 48 | 55 | 41 | .290 | .354 | .363 |
| baltimore-terrapins | 39 | 147 | 42 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 10 | .323 | .347 | .477 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1904 |  Chicago Cubs | 7 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .269 | – | – |
| 1905 | Chicago Cubs | 86 | 287 | 68 | 1 | 32 | 15 | .237 | – | – |
| 1906 | Chicago Cubs | 65 | 194 | 50 | 2 | 17 | 13 | .258 | – | – |
| 1907 | Chicago Cubs | 134 | 471 | 126 | 1 | 33 | 27 | .268 | – | – |
| 1908 | Chicago Cubs | 120 | 410 | 101 | 2 | 45 | 15 | .246 | – | – |
| 1909 | Chicago Cubs | 153 | 527 | 150 | 2 | 63 | 20 | .285 | – | – |
| 1910 | Chicago Cubs | 135 | 477 | 154 | 3 | 87 | 29 | .323 | – | – |
| 1911 | Chicago Cubs | 143 | 512 | 129 | 2 | 76 | 32 | .252 | – | – |
| 1912 | Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates | 53 | 178 | 49 | – | 24 | 5 | .275 | – | – |
| 1913 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 28 | 84 | 19 | – | 7 | 3 | .226 | – | – |
| 1914 | BTBrooklyn Tip-Tops | 147 | 518 | 148 | 5 | 84 | 32 | .286 | – | – |
| 1915 | BBBuffalo Blues | 109 | 347 | 81 | – | 27 | 12 | .233 | – | – |
| 1916 | Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees | 11 | 43 | 13 | – | 4 | 1 | .302 | – | – |