Willie Hooker
William Robert Hooker
Born: March 8, 1935
Bluefields, NI
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 149
Career: 1958-1969
Willie Hooker compiled a career record of 67 wins and 52 losses and a 2.63 ERA in his 391-game pitching career with the Holdrege White Sox, Idaho Falls Russets, Lincoln Chiefs, Sarasota Sun Sox, Indianapolis Indians, Clinton C-Sox, Fox Cities Foxes, Appleton Foxes and Puebla Pericos. He began playing during the 1958 season and last took the field during the 1969 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | D | NESL | Holdrege White Sox | 2 | 3 | .400 | 4.42 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 53.0 | 58 | 37 | 26 | 8 | 22 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 1960 | C | PION | Idaho Falls Russets | 8 | 8 | .500 | 2.97 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106.0 | 88 | 44 | 35 | 7 | 46 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 1961 | C | PION | Idaho Falls Russets | 4 | 4 | .500 | 5.55 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47.0 | 61 | 33 | 29 | 7 | 25 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 1961 | B | IIIL | Lincoln Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 2.37 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 1963 | A | FLOR | Sarasota Sun Sox | 10 | 9 | .526 | 1.21 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82.0 | 57 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 35 | 9 | 82 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1964 | A | MIDW | Clinton C-Sox | 11 | 4 | .733 | 1.26 | 46 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 121.0 | 76 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 43 | 10 | 157 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||
| 1965 | A | FLOR | Sarasota Sun Sox | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1.87 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82.0 | 58 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 30 | 6 | 75 | 2 | 0 | 9 | |||
| 1966 | A | MIDW | Fox Cities Foxes | 15 | 5 | .750 | 2.82 | 55 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 118.0 | 106 | 54 | 37 | 8 | 40 | 13 | 154 | 3 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 1967 | A | MIDW | Appleton Foxes | 6 | 8 | .429 | 2.60 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83.0 | 74 | 35 | 24 | 3 | 27 | 5 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1968 | A | MIDW | Appleton Foxes | 3 | 4 | .429 | 2.44 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59.0 | 46 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 28 | 4 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1969 | AAA | MEX | Puebla Pericos | 1 | 3 | .250 | 6.30 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20.0 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 67 | 52 | .563 | 2.63 | 391 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 793.0 | 673 | 322 | 232 | 48 | 316 | 52 | 886 | 14 | 3 | 45 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | D | NESL | Holdrege White Sox | 20 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | .167 | .583 | .167 | .750 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1960 | C | PION | Idaho Falls Russets | 57 | 28 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .077 | .111 | .077 | .188 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | C | PION | Idaho Falls Russets | 22 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .077 | .200 | .154 | .354 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | A | FLOR | Sarasota Sun Sox | 41 | 26 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .083 | .120 | .083 | .203 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | A | MIDW | Clinton C-Sox | 46 | 39 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .059 | .111 | .059 | .170 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | A | FLOR | Sarasota Sun Sox | 44 | 23 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .053 | .143 | .105 | .248 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | A | MIDW | Fox Cities Foxes | 55 | 34 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | .129 | .206 | .129 | .335 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | A | MIDW | Appleton Foxes | 44 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .200 | .238 | .250 | .488 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | A | MIDW | Appleton Foxes | 39 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | AAA | MEX | Puebla Pericos | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .400 | .400 | .400 | .800 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 374 | 220 | 189 | 12 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 94 | .101 | .179 | .116 | .295 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | D | NESL | Holdrege White Sox | P | 20 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 1960 | C | PION | Idaho Falls Russets | P | 57 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .404 |
| 1961 | C | PION | Idaho Falls Russets | P | 22 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .800 | .182 |
| 1961 | B | IIIL | Lincoln Chiefs | P | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | .200 |
| 1963 | A | FLOR | Sarasota Sun Sox | P | 41 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | .889 | .390 |
| 1964 | A | MIDW | Clinton C-Sox | P | 46 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .933 | .304 |
| 1965 | A | FLOR | Sarasota Sun Sox | P | 44 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | .952 | .455 |
| 1966 | A | MIDW | Fox Cities Foxes | P | 55 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | .944 | .309 |
| 1967 | A | MIDW | Appleton Foxes | P | 44 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .227 |
| 1968 | A | MIDW | Appleton Foxes | P | 39 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .231 |
| 1969 | AAA | MEX | Puebla Pericos | P | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 389 | 33 | 99 | 7 | 3 | .950 | .339 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | D | Nebraska State League | Holdrege White Sox | CHA | ||
| 1960 | C | Pioneer League | Idaho Falls Russets | CHA | ||
| 1961 | C | Pioneer League | Idaho Falls Russets | CHA | ||
| 1961 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Lincoln Chiefs | CHA | ||
| 1963 | A | Florida State League | Sarasota Sun Sox | CHA | ||
| 1963 | AAA | International League | Indianapolis Indians | CHA | ||
| 1964 | A | Midwest League | Clinton C-Sox | CHA | ||
| 1965 | A | Florida State League | Sarasota Sun Sox | CAL | ||
| 1966 | A | Midwest League | Fox Cities Foxes | CHA | ||
| 1967 | A | Midwest League | Appleton Foxes | CHA | ||
| 1968 | A | Midwest League | Appleton Foxes | CHA | ||
| 1969 | AAA | Mexican League | Puebla Pericos |
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