John Hoover

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 190lb (188cm, 86kg)

Born: December 22, 1962 in Fresno, CA us

Died: July 8, 2014 in Fresno, CA

Draft: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 20th round of the 1983 MLB June Amateur Draft from California State University, Fresno (Fresno, CA) and the Baltimore Orioles in the 1st round (25th) of the 1984 MLB June Amateur Draft from California State University, Fresno (Fresno, CA).

High School: Fresno HS (Fresno, CA)

School: California State University, Fresno (Fresno, CA)

Debut: May 23, 1990 (Age 27-152d, 15,772nd in major league history)
vs. DET 0.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: May 25, 1990 (Age 27-154d)
vs. BAL 4.2 IP, 6 H, 0 SO, 3 BB, 5 ER

National Team: us USA (Oly,College)

Full Name: John Nicklaus Hoover

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.2

ERA

11.57

4.2

WHIP

2.357

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1984	21	BAL-min	AAA	2	3	.400	5.21	5	4	1	1	1	0	19.0	19	14	11	1	11	0	13	0	0	1				1.579	9.0	0.5	5.2	6.2	1.18	ROC IL
1985	22	BAL-min	AA	8	16	.333	4.72	29	29	0	7	2	0	183.0	186	108	96	20	81	1	128	4	4	5				1.459	9.1	1.0	4.0	6.3	1.58	CHR SOUL
1986	23	BAL-min	AA,A	4	4	.500	5.37	11	11	0	0	0	0	57.0	62	37	34	7	47	0	22	2	0	8				1.912	9.8	1.1	7.4	3.5	0.47	CHR,HGR SOUL,CARL
1987	24	BAL-min	AA	9	8	.529	4.56	22	22	0	4	1	0	140.0	151	78	71	11	51	0	100	4	2	12				1.443	9.7	0.7	3.3	6.4	1.96	CHR SOUL
1988	25	MON-min	AA	10	11	.476	4.11	29	28	0	3	2	0	159.2	161	90	73	6	58	3	121	3	7	12				1.372	9.1	0.3	3.3	6.8	2.09	JCK SOUL
1989	26	TEX-min	AA	9	6	.600	3.38	21	17	4	2	1	1	125.0	116	53	47	6	37	1	77	7	3	6				1.224	8.4	0.4	2.7	5.5	2.08	TUL TL
1990	27	TEX-MON-min	AAA,AA	6	6	.500	5.43	32	16	3	1	0	1	121.0	149	85	73	5	50	4	65	5	4	11				1.645	11.1	0.4	3.7	4.8	1.30	OKC,TUL,INA AA,TL
1990	27	TEX	AL	0	0		11.57	2	0	1	0	0	0	4.2	8	6	6	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	26	37	4.74	2.357	15.4	0.0	5.8	0.0	0.00
1 Yr				0	0		11.57	2	0	1	0	0	0	4.2	8	6	6	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	26	37	4.74	2.357	15.4	0.0	5.8	0.0	0.00
162 Game Avg.				0	0		11.57	68	0	34	0	0	0	160	272	204	204	0	102	0	0	0	0	0	884	37	4.74	2.357	15.4	0.0	5.8	0.0	0.00

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