What years did J. J. Hoover play?

J. J. Hoover played in Major League Baseball from 2012 to 2018.

Was J. J. Hoover a pitcher?

Yes. J. J. Hoover pitched in the major leagues, recording 19 wins and 294 strikeouts.

J. J. Hoover

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2012-2018)

W–L 19–21

ERA 4.17

WHIP 1.35

SO 294

Pitcher PIV -4470.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 240 lb
Born: 8/13/1987 in Pittsburgh, PA, USA
MLB Debut: 2012-04-25
Last Game: 2018-04-10

Full name: James Allen Hoover

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
19	21	290	0	0	0	6	285.0	244	132	45	141	294	4.17	-4470.9

Career ERA 4.17 vs. league average 4.04 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2012	CIN	NL	1	0	28	1	30.7	17	7	13	31	2.05	4.01 (+49%)	634.2
2013	CIN	NL	5	5	69	3	66.0	47	21	26	67	2.86	3.87 (+26%)	657.9
2014	CIN	NL	1	10	54	0	62.7	56	34	31	75	4.88	3.74 (-31%)	-1921.9
2015	CIN	NL	8	2	67	1	64.3	44	21	31	52	2.94	3.96 (+26%)	-818.5
2016	CIN	NL	1	2	18	1	18.7	29	28	12	15	13.50	4.19 (-222%)	-2663.1
2017	ARI	NL	3	1	52	0	41.3	47	18	26	54	3.92	4.36 (+10%)	-359.6
2018	MIL	NL	0	1	2	0	1.3	4	3	2	0	20.25	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			19	21	290	6	285.0	244	132	141	294	4.17	—	-4,471

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.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
290	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	1.000	.000	.000	0

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	R	BB	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2012	CIN	NL	28	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	CIN	NL	69	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	CIN	NL	54	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	CIN	NL	67	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	CIN	NL	18	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	ARI	NL	52	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	MIL	NL	2	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			290	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	0

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
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2013	NLWC	CIN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2012	NLDS2	CIN	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	3	0	0	3.3	0	0	2	2	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2013	NLWC	CIN	0	0	1	0	0	0.7	0	0	0	0	0.00
2012	NLDS2	CIN	0	0	2	0	0	2.7	0	0	2	2	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	152	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	138	0	1	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	152	157.1	127	68	67	183	3.89
Away	138	127.2	117	64	74	111	4.51

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2018-04-10	MIL	STL	L	1.0	4	3	3	1	0	1
2018-04-07	MIL	CHC	—	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0
2017-10-01	AZ	KCR	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2017-09-27	AZ	SFG	W	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0
2017-09-23	AZ	MIA	—	0.0	0	2	1	2	0	0
2017-09-22	AZ	MIA	W	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2017-09-20	AZ	SDP	—	0.2	1	1	1	0	1	1
2017-09-18	AZ	SDP	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
2017-09-17	AZ	SFG	—	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2017-09-12	AZ	COL	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	290	0	17	19	3	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
2012	CIN	P	28	0	1	0	0
2013	CIN	P	69	7	4	1	1
2014	CIN	P	54	5	2	0	0
2015	CIN	P	67	3	8	1	0
2016	CIN	P	18	0	1	0	0
2017	ARI	P	52	1	3	1	0
2018	MIL	P	2	1	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	290

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	CIN	NL	$1,400,000
2015	CIN	NL	$535,000
2014	CIN	NL	$520,000
2013	CIN	NL	$492,500
Total Career Earnings			$2,947,500

Frequently Asked Questions about J. J. Hoover

What years did J. J. Hoover play?: J. J. Hoover played in Major League Baseball from 2012 to 2018.
Was J. J. Hoover a pitcher?: Yes. J. J. Hoover pitched in the major leagues, recording 19 wins and 294 strikeouts.