Buster Hoover

William James Hoover

Born: April 12, 1863 in Philadelphia, PA
Died: April 16, 1924 in Jersey City, NJ
(61 years old)

Bats: R

Throws: R

Ht: 6'1"

Wt: 178

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• Buried: Cremated
• Played in the Major Leagues
• Played in the Minor Leagues
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Compared to Contemporary Center Fielders (Top 50)

Glossary

#	Players	Pos	Yrs	Career	WAR	Off	Fld	Pit	Adj
1	Willie Stanard	CF	1	1887	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.0
2	Ben Boyd	CF	4	1886-1891	0.3	0.6	-0.1	0.0	-0.2
3	John Sowders	CF	1	1887	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
4	Buster Hoover	CF	1	1887	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
5	J. O. Turner	CF	1	1887	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
6	Fred Mann	CF	1	1887	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
7	Pop Corkhill	CF	2	1886-1887	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
8	Oscar Jackson	CF	7	1887-1898	0.0	0.3	-0.3	0.1	-0.1
9	Smith	CF	1	1887	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
10	Jim Donnelly	CF	3	1886-1888	0.0	-0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
11	Bill Farmer	CF	1	1887	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
12	Charlie Hall	CF	1	1887	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
13	George Gore	CF	3	1887-1892	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
14	Thomas Dorsey	CF	1	1887	-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
15	S. Willis	CF	1	1887	-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
16	H. Gillespie	CF	1	1887	-0.2	0.0	0.0	-0.2	0.0
17	M. White	CF	1	1887	-0.6	-0.1	-0.1	-0.4	0.0