Bill Hoskins

Left Fielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .322
HR 37
RBI 281
H 452
OPS .888
PIV 6,160
Position
Left Fielder
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 192 lb
Born
3/14/1914 in Tallahatchie County, MS, USA
Died
2/9/1968 in Baltimore, MD, USA
Awards
3× All-Star

Full name: William Charles Hoskins

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1744.0 1567.0 312.0 526.0 76.0 48.0 43.0 264.0 153.0 10.0 27.0 .336 .397 .528 .925

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1947 34.0 30.0 3.0 8.0 1.0 0 1.0 4.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 .267 .333 .400 .733
Listed seasons · 1 34 30 3 8 1 0 1 4 2 1 1 .267 — — —

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
384 1,405 261 452 64 40 37 281 29 135 16 .322 .385 .503 .888 6,160

Career AVG .322 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — +21.8% above league average.

Career OBP .385 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — +15.7% above league average.

Career SLG .503 vs. league average .371 across their career seasons — +35.6% above league average.

Career OPS .888 vs. league average .704 across their career seasons — +26.2% above 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
1937 SL2 NAL 6 22 4 7 1 0 0 3 0 5 0 .318 — — — — 0.0
1937 DTS NAL 11 38 7 12 3 0 1 8 1 1 0 .316 — — — — 0.0
1938 MRS NAL 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .250 — — — — 0.0
1938 SEN NN2 2 9 4 5 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 .556 — — — — 0.0
1938 BEG NN2 12 41 10 10 2 1 1 7 2 4 0 .244 — — — — 0.0
1939 BEG NN2 28 100 21 39 5 2 2 24 1 14 0 .390 .274 (+42%) .342 (+36%) .393 (+37%) .735 (+37%) 671.3
1940 BEG NN2 49 175 36 60 10 4 8 40 8 21 0 .343 .267 (+28%) .335 (+23%) .387 (+50%) .722 (+38%) 1140.1
1941 MRS NAL 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 — — — — 0.0
1941 BEG NN2 52 200 55 68 8 7 12 50 6 18 7 .340 .262 (+30%) .332 (+22%) .373 (+69%) .705 (+47%) 0.0
1941 NBY NN2 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1942 BEG NN2 51 183 23 54 8 5 3 27 5 13 6 .295 .253 (+16%) .323 (+6%) .349 (+27%) .672 (+17%) 431.4
1943 BEG NN2 36 139 15 38 4 3 0 21 1 10 0 .273 .255 (+7%) .324 (+2%) .346 (avg) .671 (+1%) 8.4
1944 BEG NN2 31 120 25 47 6 4 5 23 0 11 1 .392 .261 (+50%) .325 (+36%) .357 (+77%) .683 (+57%) 1069.2
1945 BEG NN2 50 185 32 58 7 7 5 44 3 16 1 .314 .260 (+20%) .328 (+14%) .354 (+43%) .683 (+29%) 832.7
1946 BEG NN2 44 151 27 46 8 6 0 27 2 19 1 .305 .256 (+19%) .328 (+16%) .358 (+22%) .687 (+19%) 469.3
1946 NBY NN2 9 30 1 6 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 .200 — — — — 469.3
Career · 16 seasons 384 1,405 261 452 64 40 37 281 29 135 16 .322 — — — — 5,092

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
12 39 12 19 3 2 0 8 5 0 .487

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1939 NLC BEG 5 18 5 9 1 1 0 3 0 0 .500
1939 NLP1 BEG 4 12 3 5 1 0 0 2 4 0 .417
1937 ALC CAG 3 9 4 5 1 1 0 3 1 0 .556

Game Log & Splits

View full game log (323 games) →

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home17057011520020109.351
Away1535561041631272.293

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1946-09-15 BLGNW2W 523100100
1946-09-10 BLGPH5W 412100200
1946-09-03 BLGNY6L 100000000
1946-09-01 BLGHOMW 201000000
1946-09-01 BLGHOMW 311100010
1946-08-30 BLGNW2L 501000000
1946-08-28 BLGNW2L 401000000
1946-08-27 BLGNY6L 400000000
1946-08-25 BLGNY5L 301000000
1946-08-25 BLGNY5W 412100100

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 2 0 4 0 0 0
2B 3 3 6 5 1 0
3B 1 1 0 2 0 0
OF 377 367 544 26 36 4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1937 SL2 OF 6 6 14 0 0 0
1937 DTS OF 10 10 14 0 0 0
1938 MRS OF 1 1 1 0 0 0
1938 SEN OF 2 2 2 0 0 0
1938 BEG OF 12 12 15 0 1 0
1939 BEG OF 29 28 48 4 6 2
1940 BEG 2B 1 1 0 1 0 0
1940 BEG 3B 1 1 0 2 0 0
1940 BEG OF 47 42 45 3 2 0
1941 MRS OF 1 1 2 0 0 0
1941 BEG OF 53 52 76 4 4 0
1941 NBY OF 1 1 1 0 0 0
1942 BEG 1B 2 0 4 0 0 0
1942 BEG OF 49 48 70 3 6 0
1943 BEG 2B 2 2 6 4 1 0
1943 BEG OF 34 34 65 5 2 1
1944 BEG OF 32 31 46 1 4 0
1945 BEG OF 49 49 64 4 5 1
1946 BEG OF 43 42 62 1 4 0
1946 NBY OF 8 8 19 1 2 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
First Base 2
Second Base 3
Third Base 1
Left Field 342
Center Field 8
Right Field 27

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Frequently Asked Questions about Bill Hoskins

Was Bill Hoskins a pitcher?
No. Bill Hoskins was a position player (Left Fielder).
How many home runs did Bill Hoskins hit?
Bill Hoskins hit 37 career home runs with 452 hits.