Steve Hovley
1969–1973 · bats L / throws L · Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, Athletics, SE1
436G
.258AVG
.335OBP
.330SLG
263H
8HR
88RBI
29SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 436 | 1,152 | 1,019 | 122 | 263 | 39 | 5 | 8 | 88 | 116 | 128 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 336 | .258 | .335 | .330 | .665 |
Streaks
14longest hitting streak · 1969-09-28 to 1970-04-18
15longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 5 RBI | 1970-04-12 | 1 in 492 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 14 | 3 walks | 1969-07-18 | 1 in 192 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 14 | 8 total bases | 1969-08-05 | 1 in 167 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 220 | 589 | 143 | 3 | 48 | 63 | 62 | .277 | .350 | .345 |
| Away | 216 | 563 | 120 | 5 | 40 | 53 | 66 | .239 | .307 | .314 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 46 | 129 | 36 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 10 | .321 | .395 | .402 |
| May | 63 | 185 | 37 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 22 | .230 | .319 | .286 |
| June | 60 | 162 | 35 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 22 | .241 | .309 | .310 |
| July | 91 | 208 | 55 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 19 | .291 | .337 | .381 |
| August | 77 | 177 | 34 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 21 | .217 | .294 | .299 |
| September | 93 | 273 | 58 | 2 | 15 | 30 | 31 | .244 | .322 | .303 |
| October | 6 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .471 | .500 | .529 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| minnesota-twins | 60 | 189 | 40 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 15 | .240 | .307 | .293 |
| california-angels | 56 | 151 | 41 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 24 | .299 | .351 | .365 |
| chicago-white-sox | 43 | 123 | 33 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 8 | .306 | .382 | .472 |
| athletics | 38 | 100 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 14 | .352 | .410 | .396 |
| boston-red-sox | 32 | 95 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 13 | .232 | .316 | .329 |
| new-york-yankees | 32 | 92 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 8 | .269 | .348 | .308 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 31 | 59 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | .196 | .220 | .232 |
| cleveland-guardians | 30 | 86 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 13 | .130 | .198 | .169 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | SE1 | 91 | 329 | 91 | 3 | 20 | 10 | .277 | – | – |
| 1970 | Milwaukee Brewers, Athletics | 112 | 235 | 57 | – | 17 | 8 | .243 | – | – |
| 1971 |  Athletics | 24 | 27 | 3 | – | 3 | 2 | .111 | – | – |
| 1972 |  Kansas City Royals | 105 | 196 | 53 | 3 | 24 | 3 | .270 | – | – |
| 1973 | Kansas City Royals | 104 | 232 | 59 | 2 | 24 | 6 | .254 | – | – |