Bobby Shantz

Positions: Pitcher and Centerfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

5-6, 139lb (168cm, 63kg)

Born: September 26, 1925 in Pottstown, PA us

High School: Pottstown HS (Pottstown, PA)

Last Game: September 29, 1964 (Age 39-003d)
vs. STL 0.2 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1949 season

Full Name: Robert Clayton Shantz

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Relatives: Brother of Billy Shantz

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

34.7

119

ERA

3.38

537

171

1935.2

1072

WHIP

1.260

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1948	22	-1.6	Lincoln	WL	A	PHA	18	7	.720	2.82	3.24	28			19	2		214.0	179	77	67		55		212	4		7		1.093	7.5		2.3	8.9	3.85
1949	23	-5.5	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	6	8	.429	3.40	3.54	33	7	16	4	1	2	127.0	100	50	48	9	74	5	58	3	0	3	537	1.370	7.1	0.6	5.2	4.1	0.78
1950	24	-4.7	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	8	14	.364	4.61	5.11	36	23	9	6	1	0	214.2	251	122	110	18	85	5	93	7	3	0	957	1.565	10.5	0.8	3.6	3.9	1.09
1951	25	-4.2	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	18	10	.643	3.94	4.21	32	25	2	13	3	0	205.1	213	96	90	15	70	5	77	5	1	1	869	1.378	9.3	0.7	3.1	3.4	1.10
1952	26	-4.1	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	24	7	.774	2.48	2.80	33	33	0	27	5	0	279.2	230	87	77	21	63	6	152	4	0	0	1103	1.048	7.4	0.7	2.0	4.9	2.41
1953	27	-2.9	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	5	9	.357	4.09	4.43	16	16	0	6	0	0	105.2	107	52	48	10	26	1	58	0	0	3	437	1.259	9.1	0.9	2.2	4.9	2.23
1954	28	-0.6	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	1	0	1.000	7.88	7.88	2	1	0	0	0	0	8.0	12	7	7	2	3	0	3	1	0	0	38	1.875	13.5	2.3	3.4	3.4	1.00
1955	29	0.6	KCA	AL	Maj	KCA	5	10	.333	4.54	5.04	23	17	2	4	1	0	125.0	124	70	63	8	66	11	58	1	0	2	550	1.520	8.9	0.6	4.8	4.2	0.88
1956	30	1.6	KCA	AL	Maj	KCA	2	7	.222	4.35	4.53	45	2	26	1	0	9	101.1	95	51	49	12	37	4	67	3	0	1	425	1.303	8.4	1.1	3.3	6.0	1.81
1957	31	2.5	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	11	5	.688	2.45	3.02	30	21	6	9	1	5	173.0	157	58	47	15	40	1	72	6	1	3	688	1.139	8.2	0.8	2.1	3.7	1.80
1958	32	3.7	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	7	6	.538	3.36	3.71	33	13	7	3	0	0	126.0	127	52	47	8	35	7	80	2	1	3	531	1.286	9.1	0.6	2.5	5.7	2.29
1959	33	4.8	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	7	3	.700	2.38	3.14	33	4	14	2	2	3	94.2	64	33	25	4	33	5	66	0	0	3	376	1.025	6.1	0.4	3.1	6.3	2.00
1960	34	6.1	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	5	4	.556	2.79	3.19	42	0	21	0	0	11	67.2	57	24	21	5	24	4	54	2	0	3	280	1.197	7.6	0.7	3.2	7.2	2.25
1961	35	7.6	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	6	3	.667	3.32	3.83	43	6	16	2	1	2	89.1	91	38	33	5	26	6	61	4	0	0	377	1.310	9.2	0.5	2.6	6.1	2.35
1962	36		2 Teams	NL	Maj	HOU-STL	6	4	.600	1.95	2.99	31	3	19	1	0	4	78.1	60	26	17	8	25	2	61	1	0	0	314	1.085	6.9	0.9	2.9	7.0	2.44
1962	36	8.2	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	1	1	.500	1.31	1.74	3	3	0	1	0	0	20.2	15	4	3	1	5	0	14	0	0	0	78	0.968	6.5	0.4	2.2	6.1	2.80
1962	36	8.2	STL	NL	Maj	STL	5	3	.625	2.18	3.43	28	0	19	0	0	4	57.2	45	22	14	7	20	2	47	1	0	0	236	1.127	7.0	1.1	3.1	7.3	2.35
1963	37	8.7	STL	NL	Maj	STL	6	4	.600	2.61	3.18	55	0	32	0	0	11	79.1	55	28	23	6	17	5	70	2	0	5	312	0.908	6.2	0.7	1.9	7.9	4.12
1964	38		3 Teams	NL	Maj	CHC-PHI-STL	2	5	.286	3.12	3.41	50	0	22	0	0	1	60.2	52	23	21	5	19	8	42	0	0	2	251	1.170	7.7	0.7	2.8	6.2	2.21
1964	38	9.8	STL	NL	Maj	STL	1	3	.250	3.12	3.12	16	0	10	0	0	0	17.1	14	6	6	2	7	3	12	0	0	1	72	1.212	7.3	1.0	3.6	6.2	1.71
1964	38	9.8	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	0	1	.000	5.56	5.56	20	0	9	0	0	1	11.1	15	7	7	2	6	2	12	0	0	0	55	1.853	11.9	1.6	4.8	9.5	2.00
1964	38	9.8	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	1	1	.500	2.25	2.81	14	0	3	0	0	0	32.0	23	10	8	1	6	3	18	0	0	1	124	0.906	6.5	0.3	1.7	5.1	3.00
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (16 seasons)					Majors		119	99	.546	3.38	3.80	537	171	192	78	15	48	1935.2	1795	817	726	151	643	75	1072	41	6	29	8045	1.260	8.3	0.7	3.0	5.0	1.67
Minors (1 season)					Minors		18	7	.720	2.82	3.24	28			19	2		214.0	179	77	67		55		212	4		7		1.093	7.5		2.3	8.9	3.85
All Levels (17 Seasons)							137	106	.564	3.32	3.74	565	171	192	97	17	48	2149.2	1974	894	793	151	698	75	1284	45	6	36	8045	1.243	8.3		2.9	5.4	1.84