Denny Hocking

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1993-2005)

AVG .251
HR 25
RBI 226
H 591
OPS .654
PIV -5,383
Position
Second Baseman
Bats / Throws
B / R
Height / Weight
5'10" / 180 lb
Born
4/2/1970 in Torrance, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1993-09-10
Last Game
2005-09-28

Full name: Dennis Lee Hocking

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
954 2,358 294 591 112 17 25 226 36 205 442 .251 .310 .344 .654 -5,383

Career AVG .251 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 6.0% below league average.

Career OBP .310 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 7.9% below league average.

Career SLG .344 vs. league average .423 across their career seasons — 18.5% below league average.

Career OPS .654 vs. league average .759 across their career seasons — 13.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1993 MIN AL 15 36 7 5 1 0 0 0 1 6 8 .139 — — — — 0.0
1994 MIN AL 11 31 3 10 3 0 0 2 2 0 4 .323 — — — — 0.0
1995 MIN AL 9 25 4 5 0 2 0 3 1 2 2 .200 — — — — 0.0
1996 MIN AL 49 127 16 25 6 0 1 10 3 8 24 .197 .269 (-27%) .340 (-29%) .426 (-37%) .767 (-33%) -730.5
1997 MIN AL 115 253 28 65 12 4 2 25 3 18 51 .257 .266 (-4%) .336 (-9%) .419 (-14%) .756 (-12%) -515.4
1998 MIN AL 110 198 32 40 6 1 3 15 2 16 44 .202 .266 (-24%) .335 (-23%) .420 (-31%) .755 (-28%) -925.0
1999 MIN AL 136 386 47 103 18 2 7 41 11 22 54 .267 .271 (-2%) .344 (-11%) .433 (-13%) .778 (-12%) -860.1
2000 MIN AL 134 373 52 111 24 4 4 47 7 48 77 .298 .270 (+10%) .344 (+8%) .437 (-5%) .782 (+1%) 120.0
2001 MIN AL 112 327 34 82 16 2 3 25 6 29 67 .251 .263 (-5%) .332 (-5%) .426 (-20%) .758 (-14%) -713.5
2002 MIN AL 102 260 28 65 13 0 2 25 0 24 44 .250 .261 (-4%) .331 (-6%) .416 (-22%) .747 (-15%) -654.8
2003 MIN AL 83 188 22 45 10 2 3 22 0 15 37 .239 .264 (-9%) .332 (-12%) .422 (-14%) .754 (-13%) -462.9
2004 COL NL 55 94 7 19 2 0 0 4 0 7 20 .202 .266 (-24%) .335 (-23%) .427 (-48%) .762 (-37%) -564.5
2005 KCA AL 23 60 14 16 1 0 0 7 0 10 10 .267 .264 (+1%) .330 (+12%) .418 (-32%) .749 (-13%) -76.2
Career · 13 seasons 954 2,358 294 591 112 17 25 226 36 205 442 .251 — — — — -5,383

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
4 6 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .500

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2003 ALDS1 MIN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2002 ALDS2 MIN 3 6 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .500

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home47610901482766109.253
Away478126814631519117.248

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2005-09-28 KCRMINL 400000001
2005-09-27 KCRMINL 100000001
2005-09-23 KCRCLEL 100000001
2005-09-22 KCRCLEL 101000000
2005-09-21 KCRDETW 101000200
2005-09-14 KCRCHWW 100000000
2005-09-06 KCRCHWL 100000000
2005-09-04 KCRTEXW 332000020
2005-09-02 KCRTEXL 502000200
2005-09-01 KCRTEXL 321100011

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 45 10 147 15 1 12
2B 287 158 358 467 14 111
3B 121 48 50 129 4 9
OF 225 127 340 19 3 6
SS 285 197 347 564 21 138

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1993 MIN 2B 1 1 4 4 0 2
1993 MIN SS 12 8 15 19 1 9
1994 MIN SS 10 9 11 27 0 7
1995 MIN SS 6 6 13 20 1 5
1996 MIN 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0
1996 MIN 2B 2 0 1 2 0 1
1996 MIN OF 33 30 62 4 1 0
1996 MIN SS 6 1 3 3 0 0
1997 MIN 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0
1997 MIN 2B 15 2 13 16 0 5
1997 MIN 3B 39 8 14 32 0 2
1997 MIN OF 20 14 35 2 0 1
1997 MIN SS 44 32 61 96 4 28
1998 MIN 1B 2 0 3 0 0 0
1998 MIN 2B 47 10 38 46 0 9
1998 MIN 3B 11 4 1 11 0 1
1998 MIN OF 24 18 47 2 1 1
1998 MIN SS 28 17 29 43 3 7
1999 MIN 1B 2 0 7 0 0 0
1999 MIN 2B 56 31 77 85 1 22
1999 MIN 3B 6 2 1 5 0 1
1999 MIN OF 38 19 46 5 0 0
1999 MIN SS 61 33 62 95 2 22
2000 MIN 1B 12 3 35 5 0 6
2000 MIN 2B 47 33 56 75 3 19
2000 MIN 3B 16 8 3 20 1 2
2000 MIN OF 51 29 70 5 0 3
2000 MIN SS 15 12 19 38 1 10
2001 MIN 1B 11 6 47 6 0 3
2001 MIN 2B 17 8 23 24 1 6
2001 MIN 3B 6 5 1 8 1 0
2001 MIN OF 16 8 27 1 0 1
2001 MIN SS 47 41 65 111 3 26
2002 MIN 1B 6 0 9 0 0 0
2002 MIN 2B 56 42 69 115 7 22
2002 MIN 3B 16 9 10 20 0 2
2002 MIN OF 5 0 4 0 0 0
2002 MIN SS 25 18 32 43 3 8
2003 MIN 1B 10 1 44 4 1 3
2003 MIN 2B 25 14 31 36 0 9
2003 MIN 3B 24 12 19 33 2 1
2003 MIN OF 8 4 10 0 0 0
2003 MIN SS 17 14 23 41 0 8
2004 COL 2B 8 5 13 16 0 3
2004 COL 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0
2004 COL OF 30 5 39 0 1 0
2004 COL SS 13 6 13 25 3 6
2005 KCA 2B 13 12 33 48 2 13
2005 KCA 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
2005 KCA SS 1 0 1 3 0 2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
First Base 45
Second Base 286
Third Base 121
Shortstop 285
Left Field 85
Center Field 51
Right Field 101
Designated Hitter 19

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2004 COL NL $650,000
2003 MIN AL $1,000,000
2002 MIN AL $1,100,000
2001 MIN AL $900,000
2000 MIN AL $500,000
1999 MIN AL $325,000
1998 MIN AL $185,000
1997 MIN AL $152,500
1996 MIN AL $117,500
1995 MIN AL $112,000
1994 MIN AL $109,000
Total Career Earnings $5,151,000

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
El Camino College Torrance CA 1989, 1990

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Denny Hocking (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Eric Sogard
    .246 avg, 26 HR
  2. 97
    Rob Wilfong
    .248 avg, 39 HR
  3. 95
    Steve Lyons
    .252 avg, 19 HR
  4. 94
    Ken Boswell
    .248 avg, 31 HR
  5. 88
    Tom Foley
    .244 avg, 32 HR
  6. 88
    Ramon Santiago
    .243 avg, 30 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Denny Hocking

What years did Denny Hocking play?
Denny Hocking played in Major League Baseball from 1993 to 2005.
Was Denny Hocking a pitcher?
No. Denny Hocking was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did Denny Hocking hit?
Denny Hocking hit 25 career home runs with 591 hits.