Denny Hocking
[edit] Biography
Denny Hocking (Dennis Lee Hocking) was born on April 2, 1970 in Torrance, California. He made his Major League debut on September 10, 1993 for the Minnesota Twins. In 1997, his rookie year, he hit .257 with 2 home runs and 25 RBI. Hocking played for the Minnesota Twins, Colorado Rockies and Kansas City Royals over the course of his 13 year career.
Most people believe that Denny Hocking's best season was 2000, when he hit for a .298 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1993
| MIN
| A
| 15
| 36
| 7
| 5
| 0
| 0
| .139
| .262
| .167
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1994
| MIN
| A
| 11
| 31
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 2
| .323
| .323
| .419
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
|
| 1995
| MIN
| A
| 9
| 25
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 3
| .200
| .259
| .360
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 1
|
| 1996
| MIN
| A
| 49
| 127
| 16
| 25
| 1
| 10
| .197
| .243
| .268
| 6
| 0
| 8
| 24
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 3
|
| 1997
| MIN
| A
| 115
| 253
| 28
| 65
| 2
| 25
| .257
| .308
| .360
| 12
| 4
| 18
| 51
| 1
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 6
|
| 1998
| MIN
| A
| 110
| 198
| 32
| 40
| 3
| 15
| .202
| .259
| .288
| 6
| 1
| 16
| 44
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 2
|
| 1999
| MIN
| A
| 136
| 386
| 47
| 103
| 7
| 41
| .267
| .307
| .378
| 18
| 2
| 22
| 54
| 3
| 4
| 11
| 1
| 10
|
| 2000
| MIN
| A
| 134
| 373
| 52
| 111
| 4
| 47
| .298
| .373
| .416
| 24
| 4
| 48
| 77
| 0
| 7
| 7
| 1
| 2
|
| 2001
| MIN
| A
| 112
| 327
| 34
| 82
| 3
| 25
| .251
| .315
| .339
| 16
| 2
| 29
| 67
| 2
| 4
| 6
| 1
| 7
|
| 2002
| MIN
| A
| 102
| 260
| 28
| 65
| 2
| 25
| .250
| .310
| .323
| 13
| 0
| 24
| 44
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 2003
| MIN
| A
| 83
| 188
| 22
| 45
| 3
| 22
| .239
| .291
| .362
| 10
| 2
| 15
| 37
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 2004
| COL
| N
| 55
| 94
| 7
| 19
| 0
| 4
| .202
| .257
| .223
| 2
| 0
| 7
| 20
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 2005
| KC
| A
| 23
| 60
| 14
| 16
| 0
| 7
| .267
| .371
| .283
| 1
| 0
| 10
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 55
| 94
| 7
| 19
| 0
| 4
| .202
| .257
| .223
| 2
| 0
| 7
| 20
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 899
| 2264
| 287
| 572
| 25
| 222
| .253
| .312
| .349
| 110
| 17
| 198
| 422
| 7
| 33
| 36
| 5
| 40
|
| Total
|
|
| 954
| 2358
| 294
| 591
| 25
| 226
| .251
| .310
| .344
| 112
| 17
| 205
| 442
| 7
| 38
| 36
| 5
| 43
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1993
| MIN
| A
| SS
| 12
| 8
| 71
| 15
| 19
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1993
| MIN
| A
| 2B
| 1
| 1
| 13
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1994
| MIN
| A
| SS
| 10
| 9
| 79
| 11
| 27
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| MIN
| A
| SS
| 6
| 6
| 54.2
| 13
| 20
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1996
| MIN
| A
| SS
| 6
| 1
| 18
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| MIN
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 33
| 30
| 265.1
| 62
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1996
| MIN
| A
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| MIN
| A
| RF
| 33
| 30
| 265.1
| 62
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1996
| MIN
| A
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1997
| MIN
| A
| RF
| 12
| 7
| 60
| 20
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| MIN
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 20
| 14
| 116
| 35
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| MIN
| A
| LF
| 7
| 5
| 40
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| MIN
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1997
| MIN
| A
| SS
| 44
| 32
| 293.2
| 61
| 96
| 4
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1997
| MIN
| A
| 2B
| 15
| 2
| 62.1
| 13
| 16
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| MIN
| A
| CF
| 2
| 2
| 16
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| MIN
| A
| 3B
| 39
| 8
| 120.1
| 14
| 32
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| MIN
| A
| SS
| 28
| 17
| 174
| 29
| 43
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1998
| MIN
| A
| 3B
| 11
| 4
| 46.2
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| MIN
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 24
| 18
| 168.2
| 47
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1998
| MIN
| A
| RF
| 7
| 5
| 40
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| MIN
| A
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| MIN
| A
| 2B
| 46
| 10
| 143.2
| 38
| 46
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| MIN
| A
| LF
| 17
| 13
| 125.2
| 34
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1998
| MIN
| A
| DH
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1999
| MIN
| A
| 2B
| 56
| 31
| 290
| 77
| 85
| 1
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1999
| MIN
| A
| RF
| 13
| 7
| 66.1
| 19
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| MIN
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 38
| 19
| 186.1
| 46
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| MIN
| A
| CF
| 11
| 4
| 42
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| MIN
| A
| SS
| 61
| 33
| 332.1
| 62
| 95
| 2
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1999
| MIN
| A
| LF
| 17
| 8
| 78
| 15
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| MIN
| A
| 3B
| 6
| 2
| 24
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| MIN
| A
| CF
| 21
| 12
| 107
| 36
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| MIN
| A
| LF
| 16
| 11
| 97
| 18
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| MIN
| A
| DH
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2000
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 51
| 29
| 287
| 70
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| MIN
| A
| RF
| 19
| 6
| 83
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| MIN
| A
| SS
| 15
| 12
| 98.2
| 19
| 38
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 2000
| MIN
| A
| 2B
| 47
| 33
| 293.2
| 56
| 75
| 3
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 2000
| MIN
| A
| 3B
| 16
| 8
| 83.1
| 3
| 20
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 2000
| MIN
| A
| 1B
| 12
| 3
| 40
| 34
| 5
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| MIN
| A
| 2B
| 17
| 8
| 82
| 23
| 24
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 2001
| MIN
| A
| DH
| 10
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2001
| MIN
| A
| CF
| 5
| 3
| 35
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 16
| 8
| 92.2
| 27
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| MIN
| A
| 3B
| 6
| 5
| 44
| 1
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 2001
| MIN
| A
| RF
| 5
| 2
| 26.2
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| MIN
| A
| SS
| 47
| 41
| 368.1
| 65
| 111
| 3
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 2001
| MIN
| A
| 1B
| 11
| 6
| 55.1
| 47
| 6
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| MIN
| A
| LF
| 6
| 3
| 31
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2002
| MIN
| A
| SS
| 25
| 18
| 172
| 32
| 43
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 2002
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 5
| 0
| 12
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2002
| MIN
| A
| 3B
| 16
| 9
| 95
| 10
| 20
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2002
| MIN
| A
| RF
| 4
| 0
| 11
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2002
| MIN
| A
| 2B
| 56
| 42
| 393.2
| 69
| 115
| 7
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 2002
| MIN
| A
| 1B
| 6
| 0
| 10
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2002
| MIN
| A
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| MIN
| A
| 2B
| 25
| 14
| 137.2
| 31
| 36
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| MIN
| A
| 1B
| 10
| 1
| 38.2
| 44
| 4
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 2003
| MIN
| A
| DH
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2003
| MIN
| A
| 3B
| 24
| 12
| 139
| 19
| 33
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 2003
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 8
| 4
| 37.2
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| MIN
| A
| LF
| 2
| 0
| 2.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2003
| MIN
| A
| SS
| 17
| 14
| 121.2
| 23
| 41
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| MIN
| A
| RF
| 4
| 3
| 26
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| MIN
| A
| CF
| 2
| 1
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2004
| COL
| N
| OF
| 30
| 5
| 102.1
| 39
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 2004
| COL
| N
| 2B
| 8
| 5
| 48
| 13
| 16
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2004
| COL
| N
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 3.1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2004
| COL
| N
| LF
| 20
| 1
| 54.1
| 19
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 2004
| COL
| N
| CF
| 8
| 3
| 37.1
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2004
| COL
| N
| SS
| 13
| 6
| 57.1
| 13
| 25
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .927
|
| 2004
| COL
| N
| RF
| 4
| 1
| 10.2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2005
| KC
| A
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2005
| KC
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2005
| KC
| A
| 2B
| 13
| 12
| 119
| 33
| 48
| 2
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 286
| 158
| 1587
| 358
| 467
| 14
| 111
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 19
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 101
| 61
| 589
| 151
| 9
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 121
| 48
| 557.2
| 50
| 129
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 85
| 41
| 428.2
| 101
| 8
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 285
| 197
| 1842.2
| 347
| 564
| 21
| 138
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 45
| 10
| 153
| 146
| 15
| 1
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 51
| 25
| 250.1
| 88
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 225
| 127
| 1268
| 340
| 19
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
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[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Minnesota Twins in the 52nd round of the free-agent draft (June 5, 1989 - signed May 15, 1990).
- Granted free agency (October 27, 2003).
- Signed by Colorado Rockies (February 10, 2004).
- Released by Colorado Rockies (July 12, 2004).
- Signed by Chicago Cubs (July 30, 2004).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 2004).
- Signed by Kansas City Royals (January 21, 2005).
- Granted free agency (October 27, 2005).
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