Hooks Fife  
Starting Pitcher | Halifax Oilers

Pitching
Fife is a control pitcher; when he's on he has pinpoint control. He has the ability to coax groundballs, which helps him succeed. Hooks throws a nice knuckle ball. Good pitchers have been known to develop this pitch late in their careers just to prolong it by a few years. His fastball is just average, and therefore he relies heavily on placing it in different parts of the strike zone or setting it up with his knuckleball. He tends to work slowly when in a jam, which just makes his problems worse by lulling his fielders to sleep. Dating back to his days in the minors, Fife has been more effective against righthanders than lefthanders.

Defense & Hitting
Fife's move to first base is average. Fife seems distracted after his delivery. He's sometimes out of position, fails to cover a base or doesn't back up throws. Fife is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Fife has some pop in his swing.

2025 Outlook
I really like what this guy brings to the table.

          -- Moostard Nyman

 

Player Skills Yearly Scouting Report Cards
Year Team AS EN CO HR GF vL Hm Sc CL FB CU SI SL CB SC KN Age Exp Delivery Slot CH PH SP FA Nyman Rating
2002 STJ 77 74 43 39 45 40 53 46 47 73 0 0 43 42 0 60 19 0 Overhand Low Minors 1 5 25 23 279
2003 STJ 79 76 52 42 45 40 53 46 47 73 0 0 55 42 0 60 20 0 Overhand Active 0 0 4 23 307
2004 STJ 82 78 60 47 45 40 53 46 47 73 0 0 55 46 0 60 21 1 Overhand Active 0 0 0 24 332
2005 SAD 82 78 69 52 45 40 53 46 47 73 0 0 55 50 0 60 22 2 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 25 352
2006 SAD 82 78 79 56 45 40 53 46 47 73 0 0 55 50 0 73 23 3 Overhand Active 0 0 0 27 377
2007 SAS 82 78 86 63 45 40 53 46 47 73 0 0 55 50 0 77 24 4 Overhand DL 0 0 0 30 394
2008 SAS 82 78 86 67 45 40 53 46 47 73 0 0 55 50 0 84 25 5 Overhand Active 0 0 0 34 403
2009 SAS 82 78 86 70 45 40 53 46 47 73 0 0 61 50 0 88 26 6 Overhand Active 0 0 0 36 413
2010 SAS 82 78 86 70 54 40 53 46 47 73 0 0 65 50 0 88 27 7 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 39 425
2011 SAS 82 78 86 70 54 40 53 46 47 73 0 0 68 50 0 88 28 8 Overhand Active 0 0 0 41 427
2012 SAS 82 78 86 70 54 40 53 46 47 73 0 0 70 50 0 88 29 9 Overhand Active 0 0 0 42 428
2013 SAS 82 78 86 70 54 40 53 46 47 74 0 0 70 53 0 88 30 10 Overhand Active 0 0 0 43 432
2014 SAS 82 78 86 70 54 40 53 46 47 74 0 0 71 55 0 88 31 11 Overhand Active 0 0 0 44 434
2015 SAS 82 77 86 70 54 40 53 46 47 74 0 0 72 56 0 88 32 12 Overhand Active 0 0 0 44 435
2016 SAS 82 77 85 70 54 40 53 46 47 75 0 0 72 57 0 88 33 13 Overhand Active 0 0 0 44 435
2017 SAS 80 75 85 70 54 40 53 46 47 75 0 0 72 57 0 88 34 14 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 44 429
2018 LON 82 78 86 68 54 40 53 46 47 75 0 0 72 57 0 88 35 15 Overhand Active 0 0 0 44 433
2019 LON 82 76 84 68 54 40 53 46 47 75 0 0 72 58 0 88 36 16 Overhand Active 0 0 0 44 429
2020 LON 82 78 86 66 54 40 53 46 47 75 0 0 72 58 0 88 37 17 Overhand Active 0 0 0 43 431
2021 LON 82 78 86 67 54 40 53 46 47 75 0 0 72 58 0 88 38 18 Overhand Active 0 0 0 41 431
2022 LON 82 77 85 66 54 40 53 46 47 75 0 0 72 58 0 88 39 19 Overhand Active 0 0 0 41 426
2023 LON 82 78 83 65 54 40 53 46 47 75 0 0 72 58 0 88 40 20 Overhand Active 0 0 0 39 423
2024 NIA 82 78 84 66 54 40 53 46 47 75 0 0 72 58 0 88 41 21 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 37 424
2025 HAL 82 74 86 66 54 40 53 46 47 75 0 0 72 58 0 88 42 22 Overhand Active 0 0 0 34 421
Ratings Delta   -4 +2                           +1 +1           -3 -3

CBL Collegiate League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA
Totals     0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

CBL Pioneer League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA
Totals     0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

CBL Major League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA
2003 20 STJ 4 12 0 0 21 21 6 0 104.1 5.0 110 19 51 77 0 0 6.66 1.51 1.55 .268 .462 .274 .260 5.78
2004 21 STJ 11 11 0 0 35 35 16 2 193.1 5.2 180 46 81 143 0 0 6.66 1.77 1.35 .248 .483 .255 .242 4.38
2005 22 SAD 2 6 0 2 19 11 5 0 73 4.0 85 21 35 51 1 1 6.29 1.46 1.64 .291 .562 .286 .296 6.66
2006 23 SAD 8 14 0 0 32 32 15 4 212.2 6.2 227 37 40 155 0 0 6.57 3.88 1.26 .267 .464 .273 .263 4.78
2007 24 SAS 10 8 0 0 24 24 12 2 171.1 7.0 154 37 24 183 0 0 9.63 7.63 1.04 .236 .448 .264 .215 3.99
2008 25 SAS 18 13 0 0 40 40 26 1 284.2 7.0 246 60 37 317 0 0 10.04 8.57 1.00 .228 .447 .246 .212 3.57
2009 26 SAS 19 11 0 0 40 40 27 3 271.2 6.2 236 50 28 310 0 0 10.29 11.07 0.97 .227 .422 .223 .230 3.35
2010 27 SAS 23 9 0 0 39 39 30 5 284.1 7.1 243 46 29 335 0 0 10.61 11.55 0.96 .227 .408 .252 .208 2.82
2011 28 SAS 20 9 0 0 33 33 24 3 249.1 7.2 190 35 31 290 0 0 10.48 9.35 0.89 .207 .364 .215 .201 2.78
2012 29 SAS 19 10 0 0 34 34 23 8 258.1 7.2 210 52 18 297 0 0 10.36 16.50 0.88 .217 .417 .235 .203 3.31
2013 30 SAS 19 6 0 0 31 31 21 5 231.2 7.1 192 39 28 257 0 0 10.00 9.18 0.95 .220 .394 .245 .201 2.72
2014 31 SAS 21 10 0 0 33 33 23 7 253.1 7.2 216 45 22 269 0 0 9.57 12.23 0.94 .224 .391 .248 .203 2.98
2015 32 SAS 16 9 0 0 34 34 20 4 253.2 7.1 249 56 26 311 0 0 11.05 11.96 1.09 .251 .463 .253 .249 3.69
2016 33 SAS 20 8 0 0 34 34 24 6 267 8.0 231 44 20 308 0 0 10.38 15.40 0.94 .229 .409 .225 .233 3.07
2017 34 SAS 14 14 0 0 32 32 21 8 245.2 7.2 214 49 13 253 0 0 9.29 19.46 0.93 .231 .427 .248 .213 3.41
2018 35 LON 17 11 0 0 34 34 22 3 236.1 7.0 208 33 25 269 0 0 10.25 10.76 0.99 .230 .394 .207 .249 3.12
2019 36 LON 15 11 0 0 36 36 23 6 259.2 7.1 226 38 13 271 0 0 9.41 20.85 0.92 .228 .408 .239 .219 3.26
2020 37 LON 16 5 0 0 33 33 23 1 246 7.1 215 32 27 250 0 0 9.15 9.26 0.98 .230 .386 .234 .226 2.85
2021 38 LON 20 5 0 0 34 34 28 1 257 7.2 196 28 21 300 0 0 10.51 14.29 0.84 .208 .344 .236 .186 2.14
2022 39 LON 20 11 0 0 36 36 24 4 253 7.0 220 37 27 287 0 0 10.21 10.63 0.98 .229 .400 .233 .227 3.31
2023 40 LON 15 12 0 0 36 36 26 4 257.2 7.0 221 33 27 276 0 0 9.66 10.22 0.96 .230 .378 .247 .217 3.39
2024 41 NIA 16 10 0 0 34 34 24 6 256.2 7.2 214 38 23 273 0 0 9.59 11.87 0.93 .221 .386 .223 .219 2.88
2025 42 HAL 13 13 0 0 35 35 22 3 262.1 7.1 229 55 26 277 0 0 9.51 10.65 0.97 .229 .437 .226 .232 3.60
Totals     356 228 0 2 759 751 485 86 5383 7.0 4712 930 672 5759 1 1 9.63 8.57 1.00 .231 .415 .242 .223 3.37

Transfer History for Hooks Fife
Date Transferred with Fife To New Club In Exchange For To Old Club
April 25 2005 Bunny Garringer
Alijah Doakes
Beau Versaw
3rd Rd 2005 - 68th pick
Saskatoon Devils Ryland Blasetti
Ron Short
Mark Baker
Esteban Rudge
Otis Fein
Obet Harrod
3rd Rd 2005 - 57th pick
St. Johns Redmen
July 24 2018 London Mustangs Mike Cestari
Floyd Kirker
Andruw Powell
Sask Yellow Jackets
April 01 2024 Niagara Falls Rapids Timo Diamond
1st Rd 2024 - 23rd pick
London Mustangs

Hooks Fife's Career Highlights
Year Details
2002 1st round - 10th overall selection by St. Johns Redmen in the 2002 Amateur Draft
2008 Farmers League All Star
2009 Farmers League All Star
2009 Pitcher of the Month : Farmers League, July
2010 Farmers League All Star
2011 Pitcher of the Month : Farmers League, June
2011 Farmers League All Star
2012 Farmers League All Star
2012 Pitcher of the Month : Farmers League, August
2013 Pitcher of the Month : Farmers League, June
2013 Farmers League All Star
2016 Farmers League All Star
2016 Cy Young : Farmers League, (20-8, 3.06 ERA, 308 K's, 0.94 WHIP, 10.38 K/9)
2018 Farmers League All Star
2019 Pitcher of the Month : Fishermen League, April
2019 Fishermen League All Star
2020 Fishermen League All Star
2021 Fishermen League All Star
2022 Pitcher of the Month : Fishermen League, May
2022 Fishermen League All Star
2023 Pitcher of the Month : Fishermen League, August
2024 Pitcher of the Month : Fishermen League, August

Hooks Fife's Records
Most Strike Outs in an Extra Inning Game Individual Pitching/Fielding Game Records 16 - for Sask on May 13, 2013 Versus Regina
Most Homeruns Allowed in a Regulation Playoff Game Individual Pitching/Fielding Playoff Game Records 6 - for Sask on October 20, 2014 Versus Cold Lake
Most Strike Outs in a Regulation Playoff Game Individual Pitching/Fielding Playoff Game Records 18 - for London on October 19, 2020 Versus Quebec
Most Strikeouts Recorded in a season Individual Season Records 335 - (Sask), 2010
Most Batters Facing Pitcher in a career Career Records 21298 - (Halifax), 2025
Most At Bats Pitched in a career Career Records 20435 - (Halifax), 2025
Most Homeruns Allowed in a career Career Records 930 - (Halifax), 2025
Most Strikeouts Recorded in a career Career Records 5759 - (Halifax), 2025
Most Earned Runs Allowed in a career Career Records 2013 - (Halifax), 2025
Most RBI Allowed in a career Career Records 1886 - (Halifax), 2025
Most Runs Allowed in a career Career Records 2081 - (Halifax), 2025
Most Games Started in a career Career Records 751 - (Halifax), 2025

Hooks Fife's Injury History
Date Injured Days Injured Injury Impact  
July 6, 2013 3 Pulled biceps 16%  
July 27, 2013 9 Inflamed biceps 100%  
May 8, 2018 11 Tight elbow 8%  
August 20, 2019 4 Pulled tricep tendon 5%  
May 17, 2023 4 Pulled bicep tendon 5%  

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