J.J. Hoover
P · Last on a Brewers farm club: Colorado Springs Sky Sox, 2018
- B/T
- R/R
- Size
- 6' 3", 240 lb
- Born
- 1987-08-13 · Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Acquired
- Drafted 2008, round 10, pick 310, by Atlanta Braves
- MLB debut
- 2012-04-25
The path and tables below cover his minor-league seasons with any club, as the MLB Stats API lists them, through 2026. His major-league seasons are in the "Major leagues" section.
Level path
- ROK2008Danville Braves
- A2009Rome Braves
- A+2009Myrtle Beach Pelicans
- A+2010Myrtle Beach Pelicans
- AA2010Mississippi Braves
- AA2011Mississippi Braves
- AAA2011Gwinnett Braves
- AAA2012Louisville Bats
- AAA2014Louisville Bats
- AAA2016Louisville Bats
- ROK2017ACL D-backs
- A2017Kane County Cougars
- AAA2017Reno Aces
- AAA2018Colorado Springs Sky Sox
- AAA2019Fresno Grizzlies
Pitching
| Year | Lvl | Club | Age | Games pitched in. | Games started. | Wins. | Losses. | Saves. | Innings pitched. The digit after the point is outs: 110.1 is 110 innings and one out. | Hits allowed. | Walks allowed. | Strikeouts. | Home runs allowed. | Earned run average: earned runs allowed per nine innings. | Walks plus hits allowed per inning pitched. | Strikeouts per nine innings. | Walks per nine innings. | Strikeout rate: strikeouts divided by batters faced. | Walk rate: walks divided by batters faced. | Strikeout rate minus walk rate, both as a share of batters faced. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | ROK | Danville Braves | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.07 | 11.57 | 1.93 | 33.3% | 5.6% | 27.8% |
| 2009 | A | Rome Braves | 21 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 134.1 | 135 | 25 | 148 | 9 | 3.35 | 1.19 | 9.92 | 1.67 | 26.5% | 4.5% | 22.0% |
| 2009 | A+ | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9.00 | 2.67 | 6.00 | 15.00 | 11.8% | 29.4% | -17.6% |
| 2010 | A+ | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | 22 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 132.2 | 126 | 35 | 118 | 7 | 3.26 | 1.21 | 8.01 | 2.37 | 20.9% | 6.2% | 14.7% |
| 2010 | AA | Mississippi Braves | 22 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 20.2 | 15 | 15 | 34 | 1 | 3.48 | 1.45 | 14.81 | 6.53 | 37.8% | 16.7% | 21.1% |
| 2011 | AA | Mississippi Braves | 23 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 87.0 | 65 | 28 | 86 | 5 | 2.48 | 1.07 | 8.90 | 2.90 | 24.4% | 8.0% | 16.5% |
| 2011 | AAA | Gwinnett Braves | 23 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18.2 | 12 | 12 | 31 | 0 | 3.38 | 1.29 | 14.95 | 5.79 | 37.8% | 14.6% | 23.2% |
| 2012 | AAA | Louisville Bats | 24 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 37.0 | 15 | 12 | 55 | 1 | 1.22 | 0.73 | 13.38 | 2.92 | 39.9% | 8.7% | 31.2% |
| 2014 | AAA | Louisville Bats | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 12.60 | 3.60 | 31.8% | 9.1% | 22.7% |
| 2016 | AAA | Louisville Bats | 28 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 38.1 | 39 | 11 | 50 | 2 | 3.52 | 1.30 | 11.74 | 2.58 | 30.5% | 6.7% | 23.8% |
| 2017 | ROK | ACL D-backs | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.00 | 0.00 | 33.3% | 0.0% | 33.3% |
| 2017 | A | Kane County Cougars | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9.00 | 2.00 | 18.00 | 0.00 | 40.0% | 0.0% | 40.0% |
| 2017 | AAA | Reno Aces | 29 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0.87 | 1.26 | 10.45 | 6.10 | 29.3% | 17.1% | 12.2% |
| 2018 | AAA | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2019 | AAA | Fresno Grizzlies | 31 | 30 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 95.2 | 127 | 40 | 89 | 26 | 8.47 | 1.75 | 8.37 | 3.76 | 19.5% | 8.8% | 10.7% |
Hitting
| Year | Lvl | Club | Age | Games played. | Plate appearances: every trip to the plate, walks and hit-by-pitches included. | Hits. | Doubles. | Triples. | Home runs. | Runs scored. | Runs batted in. | Walks. | Strikeouts. | Stolen bases. | Batting average: hits divided by at-bats. | On-base percentage: how often he reaches base by a hit, walk or hit-by-pitch. | Slugging percentage: total bases divided by at-bats. | On-base plus slugging: OBP and SLG added together. | Isolated power: SLG minus AVG. It counts only the extra bases. | Strikeout rate: strikeouts divided by plate appearances. | Walk rate: walks divided by plate appearances. | Batting average on balls in play: hits other than home runs, divided by at-bats that ended with the ball in play. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | AA | Mississippi Braves | 22 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | AA | Mississippi Braves | 23 | 31 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 71.4% | 0.0% | .000 |
| 2011 | AAA | Gwinnett Braves | 23 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | AAA | Louisville Bats | 24 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | AAA | Louisville Bats | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | AAA | Louisville Bats | 28 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | AAA | Reno Aces | 29 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | AAA | Fresno Grizzlies | 31 | 30 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .071 | .071 | .071 | .142 | .000 | 62.5% | 0.0% | .250 |
Major leagues
Pitching
| Year | Club | Age | Games pitched in. | Games started. | Wins. | Losses. | Saves. | Innings pitched. The digit after the point is outs: 110.1 is 110 innings and one out. | Hits allowed. | Walks allowed. | Strikeouts. | Home runs allowed. | Earned run average: earned runs allowed per nine innings. | Walks plus hits allowed per inning pitched. | Strikeouts per nine innings. | Walks per nine innings. | Strikeout rate: strikeouts divided by batters faced. | Walk rate: walks divided by batters faced. | Strikeout rate minus walk rate, both as a share of batters faced. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Cincinnati Reds | 24 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30.2 | 17 | 13 | 31 | 2 | 2.05 | 0.98 | 9.10 | 3.82 | 25.2% | 10.6% | 14.6% |
| 2013 | Cincinnati Reds | 25 | 69 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 66.0 | 47 | 26 | 67 | 6 | 2.86 | 1.11 | 9.14 | 3.55 | 24.9% | 9.7% | 15.2% |
| 2014 | Cincinnati Reds | 26 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 62.2 | 56 | 31 | 75 | 13 | 4.88 | 1.39 | 10.77 | 4.45 | 27.3% | 11.3% | 16.0% |
| 2015 | Cincinnati Reds | 27 | 67 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 64.1 | 44 | 31 | 52 | 7 | 2.94 | 1.17 | 7.27 | 4.34 | 19.7% | 11.7% | 8.0% |
| 2016 | Cincinnati Reds | 28 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18.2 | 29 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 13.50 | 2.20 | 7.23 | 5.79 | 15.5% | 12.4% | 3.1% |
| 2017 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 29 | 52 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 41.1 | 47 | 26 | 54 | 7 | 3.92 | 1.77 | 11.76 | 5.66 | 27.4% | 13.2% | 14.2% |
| 2018 | Milwaukee Brewers | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20.25 | 4.50 | 0.00 | 13.50 | 0.0% | 20.0% | -20.0% |
Hitting
| Year | Club | Age | Games played. | Plate appearances: every trip to the plate, walks and hit-by-pitches included. | Hits. | Doubles. | Triples. | Home runs. | Runs scored. | Runs batted in. | Walks. | Strikeouts. | Stolen bases. | Batting average: hits divided by at-bats. | On-base percentage: how often he reaches base by a hit, walk or hit-by-pitch. | Slugging percentage: total bases divided by at-bats. | On-base plus slugging: OBP and SLG added together. | Isolated power: SLG minus AVG. It counts only the extra bases. | Strikeout rate: strikeouts divided by plate appearances. | Walk rate: walks divided by plate appearances. | Batting average on balls in play: hits other than home runs, divided by at-bats that ended with the ball in play. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Cincinnati Reds | 24 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | Cincinnati Reds | 25 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | Cincinnati Reds | 26 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | — | 0.0% | 100.0% | — |
| 2015 | Cincinnati Reds | 27 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | Cincinnati Reds | 28 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 29 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | Milwaukee Brewers | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
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Stats from the MLB Stats API, through Oct 9, 2026.