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Bobby Bolin
Bobby Donald Bolin
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: January 29, 1939 in Hickory Grove, SC
Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1956. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1961
Final Game: September 30, 1973
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1961 22 SFG NL 2 2 .500 3.19 37 1 18 0 0 5 48.0 37 20 17 6 37 8 48 3 1 4 224 120 1.542 6.9 1.1 6.9 9.0 1.30
1962 23 SFG NL 7 3 .700 3.62 41 5 17 2 0 5 92.0 84 41 37 10 35 5 74 5 0 2 394 105 1.293 8.2 1.0 3.4 7.2 2.11
1963 24 SFG NL 10 6 .625 3.28 47 12 17 2 0 7 137.1 128 73 50 13 57 4 134 7 0 8 604 97 1.347 8.4 0.9 3.7 8.8 2.35
1964 25 SFG NL 6 9 .400 3.25 38 23 4 5 3 1 174.2 143 71 63 16 77 3 146 10 1 5 743 110 1.260 7.4 0.8 4.0 7.5 1.90
1965 26 SFG NL 14 6 .700 2.76 45 13 15 2 0 2 163.0 125 51 50 17 56 4 135 4 0 3 655 131 1.110 6.9 0.9 3.1 7.5 2.41
1966 27 SFG NL 11 10 .524 2.89 36 34 1 10 4 1 224.1 174 85 72 25 70 10 143 10 0 6 919 129 1.088 7.0 1.0 2.8 5.7 2.04
1967 28 SFG NL 6 8 .429 4.88 37 15 10 0 0 0 120.0 120 71 65 16 50 9 69 3 1 5 526 69 1.417 9.0 1.2 3.8 5.2 1.38
1968 29 SFG NL 10 5 .667 1.99 34 19 2 6 3 0 176.2 128 44 39 9 46 9 126 4 0 9 696 150 0.985 6.5 0.5 2.3 6.4 2.74
1969 30 SFG NL 7 7 .500 4.43 30 22 3 2 0 0 146.1 149 86 72 17 49 3 102 7 0 5 639 80 1.353 9.2 1.0 3.0 6.3 2.08
1970 31 TOT AL 7 11 .389 4.63 38 20 11 3 0 3 140.0 133 84 72 20 72 9 89 5 0 5 627 81 1.464 8.6 1.3 4.6 5.7 1.24
1970 31 MIL AL 5 11 .313 4.91 32 20 7 3 0 1 132.0 131 84 72 20 67 7 81 4 0 4 595 76 1.500 8.9 1.4 4.6 5.5 1.21
1970 31 BOS AL 2 0 1.000 0.00 6 0 4 0 0 2 8.0 2 0 0 0 5 2 8 1 0 1 32 0.875 2.3 0.0 5.6 9.0 1.60
1971 32 BOS AL 5 3 .625 4.26 52 0 20 0 0 6 69.2 74 34 33 7 24 4 51 0 0 3 304 88 1.407 9.6 0.9 3.1 6.6 2.13
1972 33 BOS AL 0 1 .000 2.93 21 0 14 0 0 5 30.2 24 11 10 3 11 1 27 1 0 0 128 111 1.141 7.0 0.9 3.2 7.9 2.45
1973 34 BOS AL 3 4 .429 2.70 39 0 29 0 0 15 53.1 45 16 16 5 13 2 31 1 0 1 212 150 1.088 7.6 0.8 2.2 5.2 2.38
13 Seasons 88 75 .540 3.40 495 164 161 32 10 50 1576.0 1364 687 596 164 597 71 1175 60 3 56 6671 104 1.244 7.8 0.9 3.4 6.7 1.97
162 Game Avg. 9 8 .540 3.40 51 17 17 3 1 5 163 141 71 61 17 62 7 121 6 0 6 688 104 1.244 7.8 0.9 3.4 6.7 1.97
SFG (9 yrs) 73 56 .566 3.26 345 144 87 29 10 21 1282.1 1088 542 465 129 477 55 977 53 3 47 5400 107 1.220 7.6 0.9 3.3 6.9 2.05
BOS (4 yrs) 10 8 .556 3.28 118 0 67 0 0 28 161.2 145 61 59 15 53 9 117 3 0 5 676 115 1.225 8.1 0.8 3.0 6.5 2.21
MIL (1 yr) 5 11 .313 4.91 32 20 7 3 0 1 132.0 131 84 72 20 67 7 81 4 0 4 595 76 1.500 8.9 1.4 4.6 5.5 1.21
NL (9 yrs) 73 56 .566 3.26 345 144 87 29 10 21 1282.1 1088 542 465 129 477 55 977 53 3 47 5400 107 1.220 7.6 0.9 3.3 6.9 2.05
AL (4 yrs) 15 19 .441 4.01 150 20 74 3 0 29 293.2 276 145 131 35 120 16 198 7 0 9 1271 94 1.348 8.5 1.1 3.7 6.1 1.65

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1962 23 SFG NL WS L NYY 0 0 6.75 2 0 1 0 0 0 2.2 4 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 14 2.250 13.5 0.0 6.8 6.8 1.00
1 WS 0 0 6.75 2 0 1 0 0 0 2.2 4 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 14 2.250 13.5 0.0 6.8 6.8 1.00
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1961 22 SFG NL 37 7 7 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .286 .286 .286 .571 55 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
1962 23 SFG NL 41 24 23 3 6 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 9 .261 .292 .348 .639 72 8 0 0 0 0 0 1
1963 24 SFG NL 47 44 35 5 5 0 0 1 3 0 0 5 17 .143 .250 .229 .479 40 8 1 0 4 0 0 1
1964 25 SFG NL 39 61 50 2 5 1 0 0 3 0 0 6 21 .100 .211 .120 .331 -5 6 2 1 4 0 0 1
1965 26 SFG NL 45 57 54 5 9 0 0 1 7 1 0 1 16 .167 .196 .222 .419 16 12 1 1 1 0 0 1
1966 27 SFG NL 36 83 76 7 13 1 1 2 7 0 0 6 25 .171 .232 .289 .521 42 22 2 0 1 0 0 1
1967 28 SFG NL 37 36 33 4 8 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 12 .242 .265 .303 .568 63 10 0 0 2 0 0 1
1968 29 SFG NL 34 61 55 4 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 26 .091 .167 .109 .276 -16 6 0 0 1 0 0 1
1969 30 SFG NL 30 49 39 6 6 2 0 1 5 0 0 8 18 .154 .298 .282 .580 64 11 0 0 2 0 0 1
1970 31 TOT AL 38 46 37 3 7 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 17 .189 .250 .270 .520 44 10 0 1 6 0 0 1
1970 31 MIL AL 32 45 36 3 7 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 17 .194 .256 .278 .534 48 10 0 1 6 0 0 1
1970 31 BOS AL 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1971 32 BOS AL 52 12 12 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 .250 .250 .500 38 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
1972 33 BOS AL 21 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Seasons 457 482 423 39 69 9 1 6 35 1 0 35 166 .163 .232 .232 .464 31 98 6 3 21 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 171 150 14 24 3 0 2 12 0 0 12 59 .163 .232 .232 .464 31 35 2 1 7 0 0
SFG (9 yrs) 346 422 372 36 59 9 1 5 33 1 0 33 146 .159 .231 .228 .459 30 85 6 2 15 0 0
BOS (4 yrs) 79 15 15 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .200 .400 11 3 0 0 0 0 0
MIL (1 yr) 32 45 36 3 7 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 17 .194 .256 .278 .534 48 10 0 1 6 0 0
NL (9 yrs) 346 422 372 36 59 9 1 5 33 1 0 33 146 .159 .231 .228 .459 30 85 6 2 15 0 0
AL (4 yrs) 111 60 51 3 10 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 20 .196 .241 .255 .496 37 13 0 1 6 0 0
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1961 SFG NL 22 P 37 1 48.0 5 0 4 1 0 .800 0.0 0.0 0.75 0.11 .960 2.17 0.88
1962 SFG NL 23 P 41 5 92.0 13 3 10 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.27 0.32 .946 2.07 0.82
1963 SFG NL 24 P 47 12 137.1 16 4 11 1 0 .938 0.0 0.0 0.98 0.32 .950 2.06 0.84
1964 SFG NL 25 P 38 23 174.2 36 13 22 1 4 .972 0.0 0.0 1.80 0.92 .953 2.14 0.84
1965 SFG NL 26 P 45 13 163.0 25 9 16 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.38 0.56 .952 2.08 0.81
1966 SFG NL 27 P 36 34 224.1 48 13 30 5 0 .896 0.0 0.0 1.73 1.19 .950 1.96 0.74
1967 SFG NL 28 P 37 15 120.0 28 12 15 1 0 .964 0.0 0.0 2.02 0.73 .961 2.00 0.78
1968 SFG NL 29 P 34 19 176.2 35 10 23 2 0 .943 0.0 0.0 1.68 0.97 .960 2.01 0.85
1969 SFG NL 30 P 30 22 146.1 26 7 19 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.60 0.87 .958 1.95 0.78
1970 TOT AL 31 P 38 20 140.0 24 5 18 1 0 .958 0.0 0.0 1.48 0.61 .950 1.86 0.67
1970 MIL AL 31 P 32 20 132.0 23 5 17 1 0 .957 0.0 0.0 1.50 0.69 .952 1.86 0.67
1970 BOS AL 31 P 6 0 8.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.12 0.17 .900 1.91 0.67
1971 BOS AL 32 P 52 0 69.2 10 2 7 1 1 .900 0.0 0.0 1.16 0.17 .960 1.98 0.77
1972 BOS AL 33 P 21 0 30.2 6 1 4 1 0 .833 0.0 0.0 1.47 0.24 .950 1.85 0.75
1973 BOS AL 34 P 39 0 53.1 20 8 11 1 0 .950 0.0 0.0 3.21 0.49 .950 1.86 0.86
13 Seasons P 495 164 1576.0 292 87 190 15 6 .949 0.0 0.0 1.58 0.56 .954 2.01 0.80
13 Seasons TOT 495 164 1576.0 292 87 190 15 6 .949 0.0 0.0 1.58 0.56 .902 2.01 0.80

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1965 NL--2.761--7th
1966 NL--2.889--9th
1968 NL--1.987--2nd

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1965 NL--.700--2nd

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1965 NL--1.110--6th
1966 NL--1.088--7th
1968 NL--.985--4th
Career--1.244--246th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1964 NL--7.368--6th
1965 NL--6.902--4th
1966 NL--6.981--5th
1968 NL--6.521--2nd
Career--7.789--64th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1964 NL--7.523--6th
1965 NL--7.454--7th
Career--6.710--108th

Saves s c a p y
1973 AL--15--7th

Shutouts s c a p y
1964 NL--3--10th
1966 NL--4--7th

Home Runs s c a p y
1966 NL--25--9th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1964 NL--77--6th
1966 NL--70--8th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1968 NL--9--7th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1963 NL--7--10th
1964 NL--10--2nd
1966 NL--10--3rd
Career--60--232nd

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1965 NL--131--7th
1966 NL--129--8th
1968 NL--150--2nd

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 31 (780), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 10 (908), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 13 (589), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

December 10, 1956: Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent.

December 12, 1969: Traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Milwaukee Brewers for Dick Simpson and Steve Whitaker.

September 10, 1970: Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Boston Red Sox for . The Boston Red Sox sent Al Yates (October 6, 1970) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.

March 26, 1974: Released by the Boston Red Sox.

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