J. J. Hoover
James Allen Hoover
Born: August 13, 1987
Pittsburgh, PA US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 240
Draft: Round 10 (2008 June Amateur Draft, Atlanta Braves)
School: Calhoun CC
Career: 2008-2022
Major League Statistics
J. J. Hoover compiled a career record of 50 wins and 36 losses, with 21 saves, and a 4.42 ERA in his 249-game pitching career with the Danville Braves, Rome Braves, Myrtle Beach Pelicans, Mississippi Braves, Surprise Saguaros, Gwinnett Braves, Louisville Bats, Diamondbacks, Kane County Cougars, Reno Aces, Colorado Springs Sky Sox, Fresno Grizzlies and Lexington Legends. He began playing during the 2008 season and last took the field during the 2022 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | R | APPY | Danville Braves | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2009 | A | SALL3 | Rome Braves | 7 | 6 | .538 | 3.35 | 25 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 134.3 | 135 | 58 | 50 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 148 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 559 |
| 2009 | Advanced A | CARL | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | |
| 2010 | AA | SOUL | Mississippi Braves | 3 | 1 | .750 | 3.48 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.7 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2010 | Advanced A | CARL | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | 11 | 6 | .647 | 3.26 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132.7 | 126 | 56 | 48 | 7 | 35 | 1 | 118 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 564 |
| 2011 | Fall | AZFL | Surprise Saguaros | 2 | 1 | .667 | 8.03 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12.3 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 55 |
| 2011 | AAA | IL | Gwinnett Braves | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3.38 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18.7 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 |
| 2011 | AA | SOUL | Mississippi Braves | 2 | 5 | .286 | 2.48 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 87.0 | 65 | 30 | 24 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 86 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 352 |
| 2012 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.22 | 30 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 37.0 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 138 |
| 2014 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | |
| 2016 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | 4 | 2 | .667 | 3.52 | 32 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 38.3 | 39 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 164 |
| 2017 | R | ARIZ | Diamondbacks | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2017 | AAA | PCL | Reno Aces | 0 | 0 | 0.87 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | |
| 2017 | A | MIDW | Kane County Cougars | 0 | 1 | .000 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2018 | AAA | PCL | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2019 | AAA | PCL | Fresno Grizzlies | 6 | 6 | .500 | 8.47 | 30 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95.7 | 127 | 97 | 90 | 26 | 40 | 0 | 89 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 456 |
| 2021 | Ind | ATLL | Lexington Legends | 7 | 1 | .875 | 6.06 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108.3 | 141 | 81 | 73 | 27 | 39 | 0 | 95 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 512 |
| 2022 | Ind | ATLL | Lexington Legends | 2 | 6 | .250 | 6.34 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61.0 | 72 | 46 | 43 | 10 | 27 | 0 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 285 |
| Totals | 50 | 36 | .581 | 4.42 | 249 | 109 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 771.7 | 781 | 426 | 379 | 93 | 262 | 3 | 795 | 32 | 1 | 31 | 3366 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | AA | SOUL | Mississippi Braves | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | AA | SOUL | Mississippi Braves | 31 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | AAA | PCL | Fresno Grizzlies | 30 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .071 | .071 | .071 | .143 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 95 | 34 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | .032 | .032 | .032 | .065 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | R | APPY | Danville Braves | P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 2009 | A | SALL3 | Rome Braves | P | 25 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | .857 | .480 |
| 2009 | Advanced A | CARL | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| 2010 | AA | SOUL | Mississippi Braves | P | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2010 | Advanced A | CARL | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | P | 24 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .882 | .625 |
| 2011 | AA | SOUL | Mississippi Braves | P | 31 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .258 |
| 2011 | AAA | IL | Gwinnett Braves | P | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .083 |
| 2011 | Fall | AZFL | Surprise Saguaros | P | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .091 |
| 2012 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | P | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .033 |
| 2014 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | P | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| 2016 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | P | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .125 |
| 2017 | AAA | PCL | Reno Aces | P | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .222 |
| 2017 | R | ARIZ | Diamondbacks | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2017 | A | MIDW | Kane County Cougars | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2018 | AAA | PCL | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2019 | AAA | PCL | Fresno Grizzlies | P | 30 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .933 | .467 |
| 2021 | Ind | ATLL | Lexington Legends | P | 20 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .400 |
| 2022 | Ind | ATLL | Lexington Legends | P | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .857 | .545 |
| Totals | 238 | 28 | 43 | 7 | 3 | .910 | .298 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | R | Appalachian League | Danville Braves | ATL | August 21, 2008 | August 25, 2008 |
| 2009 | A | South Atlantic League | Rome Braves | ATL | April 11, 2009 | September 4, 2009 |
| 2009 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | ATL | April 17, 2009 | April 17, 2009 |
| 2010 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | ATL | April 11, 2010 | August 16, 2010 |
| 2010 | AA | Southern League | Mississippi Braves | ATL | August 21, 2010 | September 6, 2010 |
| 2011 | AA | Southern League | Mississippi Braves | ATL | April 7, 2011 | August 8, 2011 |
| 2011 | AAA | International League | Gwinnett Braves | ATL | May 17, 2011 | September 3, 2011 |
| 2011 | Fall | Arizona Fall League | Surprise Saguaros | October 5, 2011 | November 17, 2011 | |
| 2012 | AAA | International League | Louisville Bats | CIN | April 5, 2012 | August 21, 2012 |
| 2014 | AAA | International League | Louisville Bats | CIN | August 23, 2014 | August 31, 2014 |
| 2016 | AAA | International League | Louisville Bats | CIN | May 10, 2016 | September 4, 2016 |
| 2017 | R | Arizona League | Diamondbacks | ARI | July 5, 2017 | July 5, 2017 |
| 2017 | A | Midwest League | Kane County Cougars | ARI | July 13, 2017 | July 13, 2017 |
| 2017 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Reno Aces | ARI | July 30, 2017 | August 30, 2017 |
| 2018 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | MIL | April 5, 2018 | April 5, 2018 |
| 2019 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Fresno Grizzlies | WAS | April 5, 2019 | September 2, 2019 |
| 2021 | Ind | Atlantic | Lexington Legends | June 23, 2021 | October 7, 2021 | |
| 2022 | Ind | Atlantic League | Lexington Legends | April 21, 2022 | June 24, 2022 |
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