Bob Boyd
Robert Richard Boyd (Rope and El Ropo)
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: October 1, 1919 in Potts Camp, MS
High School: New Albany (New Albany, MS)
Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1950. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 8, 1951
Final Game: September 24, 1961
Died: September 7, 2004 in Wichita, KS
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Standard Batting

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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
1951 31 CHW AL 12 21 18 3 3 0 1 0 4 0 0 3 3 .167 .286 .278 .563 54 5 0 0 0 /3
1953 33 CHW AL 55 182 165 20 49 6 2 3 23 1 4 13 11 .297 .352 .412 .764 103 68 3 1 3 3O
1954 34 CHW AL 29 61 56 10 10 3 0 0 5 2 0 4 3 .179 .233 .232 .465 27 13 3 0 1 0 73
1956 36 BAL AL 70 262 225 28 70 8 3 2 11 0 5 30 14 .311 .395 .400 .795 118 90 6 1 6 0 2 3/97
1957 37 BAL AL 141 552 485 73 154 16 8 4 34 2 4 55 31 .318 .388 .408 .796 125 198 4 2 8 2 3 *3/7 MVP-16
1958 38 BAL AL 125 432 401 58 124 21 5 7 36 1 1 25 24 .309 .350 .439 .789 122 176 5 2 1 3 1 3
1959 39 BAL AL 128 461 415 42 110 20 2 3 41 3 1 29 14 .265 .312 .345 .656 83 143 12 1 12 4 1 *3
1960 40 BAL AL 71 88 82 9 26 5 2 0 9 0 0 6 5 .317 .364 .427 .790 115 35 4 0 0 0 1 3
1961 41 TOT MLB 62 93 89 10 21 2 0 0 12 0 2 2 9 .236 .247 .258 .506 37 23 2 0 0 2 0 3
1961 41 KCA AL 26 50 48 7 11 2 0 0 9 0 2 1 2 .229 .240 .271 .511 36 13 1 0 0 1 0 /3
1961 41 MLN NL 36 43 41 3 10 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 7 .244 .256 .244 .500 38 10 1 0 0 1 0 /3
9 Seasons 693 2152 1936 253 567 81 23 19 175 9 17 167 114 .293 .349 .388 .737 105 751 39 7 31 11 8
162 Game Avg. 162 503 453 59 133 19 5 4 41 2 4 39 27 .293 .349 .388 .737 105 176 9 2 7
BAL (5 yrs) 535 1795 1608 210 484 70 20 16 131 6 11 145 88 .301 .359 .399 .758 112 642 31 6 27 9 8
CHW (3 yrs) 96 264 239 33 62 9 3 3 32 3 4 20 17 .259 .319 .360 .679 82 86 6 1 4 0
MLN (1 yr) 36 43 41 3 10 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 7 .244 .256 .244 .500 38 10 1 0 0 1 0
KCA (1 yr) 26 50 48 7 11 2 0 0 9 0 2 1 2 .229 .240 .271 .511 36 13 1 0 0 1 0
AL (9 yrs) 657 2109 1895 250 557 81 23 19 172 9 17 166 107 .294 .351 .391 .742 106 741 38 7 31 10 8
NL (1 yr) 36 43 41 3 10 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 7 .244 .256 .244 .500 38 10 1 0 0 1 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1951 31 CHW AL 21 15 1 1.8 100 .200 .167 .265 .286 .346 .278 .389 .563 .735 54 .156 -1.3 -0.1 .533 .278 .111
1953 33 CHW AL 182 126 22 4.7 105 .305 .297 .273 .352 .350 .412 .402 .764 .752 103 .523 0.3 0.0 .642 .176 .115 1.5
1954 34 CHW AL 61 50 3 1.6 101 .189 .179 .269 .233 .345 .232 .393 .465 .738 27 .144 -5.8 -0.6 .388 .161 .054 .0
1956 36 BAL AL 262 172 35 5.4 99 .325 .311 .258 .395 .338 .400 .393 .795 .731 118 .557 7.2 0.7 .699 .200 .089 .0
1957 37 BAL AL 552 349 80 6.2 93 .332 .318 .255 .388 .326 .408 .384 .796 .710 125 .653 18.3 1.8 .746 .200 .091 2.7
1958 38 BAL AL 432 287 62 5.8 93 .314 .309 .254 .350 .322 .439 .387 .789 .709 122 .632 11.6 1.2 .717 .192 .130 1.8
1959 39 BAL AL 461 334 44 3.5 96 .266 .265 .257 .312 .328 .345 .393 .656 .720 83 .402 -9.3 -0.9 .550 .154 .080 3.0
1960 40 BAL AL 88 60 12 5.4 100 .338 .317 .262 .364 .336 .427 .401 .790 .737 115 .583 1.5 0.2 .683 .183 .110
1961 41 TOT MLB 93 74 5 1.8 103 .256 .236 .264 .247 .335 .258 .411 .506 .746 37 .150 -8.0 -0.8 .319 .022 .022
1961 41 KCA AL 50 41 2 1.3 105 .234 .229 .265 .240 .340 .271 .412 .511 .753 36 .088 -4.4 -0.4 .300 .021 .042
1961 41 MLN NL 43 33 3 2.4 100 .286 .244 .263 .256 .328 .244 .409 .500 .737 38 .233 -3.6 -0.4 .344 .024 .000
9 Seasons 2152 1467 264 4.8 96 .302 .293 .258 .349 .330 .388 .391 .737 .722 105 .538 14.6 1.4 .644 .177 .095 12.2
162 Game Avg. 503 343 62 4.8 96 .302 .293 .258 .349 .330 .388 .391 .737 .722 105 .538 3 0 .644 .177 .095 3
BAL (5 yrs) 1795 1202 233 5.2 95 .309 .301 .256 .359 .328 .399 .389 .758 .717 112 .573 29.3 2.9 .676 .185 .098 8.7
CHW (3 yrs) 264 191 26 3.7 104 .269 .259 .271 .319 .348 .360 .399 .679 .747 82 .414 -6.8 -0.7 .567 .180 .100 3.0
MLN (1 yr) 43 33 3 2.4 100 .286 .244 .263 .256 .328 .244 .409 .500 .737 38 .233 -3.6 -0.4 .344 .024 .000
KCA (1 yr) 50 41 2 1.3 105 .234 .229 .265 .240 .340 .271 .412 .511 .753 36 .089 -4.4 -0.4 .300 .021 .042
AL (9 yrs) 2109 1434 261 4.9 96 .302 .294 .258 .351 .331 .391 .391 .742 .721 106 .544 18.1 1.8 .650 .180 .097 12.2
NL (1 yr) 43 33 3 2.4 100 .286 .244 .263 .256 .328 .244 .409 .500 .737 38 .233 -3.6 -0.4 .344 .024 .000

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1951 31 CHW AL 21 0.0% 14.3% 14.3% 4.8% 33% 1.00 6.0 4.5 71%
1953 33 CHW AL 182 1.7% 6.0% 7.1% 6.0% 22% 0.85 15.0 55.0 7.2 83%
1954 34 CHW AL 61 0.0% 4.9% 6.6% 4.9% 30% 0.75 18.7 11.2 3.67 87%
1956 36 BAL AL 262 0.8% 5.3% 11.5% 5.0% 19% 0.47 16.1 112.5 20.5 1.13 80%
1957 37 BAL AL 552 0.7% 5.6% 10.0% 5.1% 18% 0.56 15.6 121.3 14.3 1.20 82%
1958 38 BAL AL 432 1.6% 5.6% 5.8% 7.6% 27% 0.96 16.7 57.3 11.1 1.40 86%
1959 39 BAL AL 461 0.7% 3.0% 6.3% 5.4% 23% 0.48 29.6 138.3 10.1 1.41 87%
1960 40 BAL AL 88 0.0% 5.7% 6.8% 8.0% 27% 0.83 16.4 9.1 2.00 88%
1961 41 TOT MLB 93 0.0% 9.7% 2.2% 2.2% 10% 4.50 9.9 7.4 1.37 88%
1961 41 KCA AL 50 0.0% 4.0% 2.0% 4.0% 18% 2.00 24.0 5.3 1.18 94%
1961 41 MLN NL 43 0.0% 16.3% 2.3% 0.0% 0% 7.00 5.9 13.7 1.70 81%
9 Seasons 2152 0.9% 5.3% 7.8% 5.7% 22% 0.68 17.0 101.9 11.1 1.37 84%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1954 34 CHW AL 4 0 71% 40 2 0 100% 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 4 3 1 0 0 0 6 2 4
1956 36 BAL AL 5 0 26% 125 0 5 0% 0 5 0 0 0 0 4 0 6 3 50% 22 10 12 6 5 1 6 1 4
1957 37 BAL AL 8 0 33% 277 2 4 33% 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 16 38% 48 32 15 10 7 3 18 7 11
1958 38 BAL AL 9 0 35% 216 1 1 50% 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 11 31% 32 25 7 5 3 1 15 7 8
1959 39 BAL AL 13 0 29% 180 3 1 75% 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 4 38% 34 25 8 4 2 2 20 7 12
1960 40 BAL AL 1 0 28% 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 40% 6 5 1 0 0 0 4 1 3
1961 41 TOT MLB 0 0 44% 32 0 2 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 67% 6 3 3 2 1 1 4 0 4
1961 41 KCA AL 0 0 58% 18 0 2 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 71% 4 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 3
1961 41 MLN NL 0 0 27% 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60% 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 1
9 Seasons 40 0 32% 905 9 17 35% 8 10 0 2 0 1 8 0 19 37 40% 152 103 47 27 18 8 73 25 46
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1954 34 CHW AL 61 87% 10 2 0 0 0 1.52 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 33% 13 3 23% 6 3 50% 42 5 12% 2 1 50% 3 1 33% 0
1956 36 BAL AL 262 80% 70 10 3 0 3 1.39 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 6 6 100% 57 6 11% 29 8 28% 133 11 8% 4 0 0% 20 6 30% 0
1957 37 BAL AL 547 81% 154 15 4 0 4 1.88 4 0 9 3 1 1 3 0 10 8 80% 112 4 4% 54 18 33% 296 33 11% 19 10 53% 31 11 35% 5
1958 38 BAL AL 432 86% 124 31 6 0 3 1.46 7 0 7 7 0 3 4 0 5 1 20% 70 5 7% 33 12 36% 212 29 14% 12 10 83% 21 12 57% 0
1959 39 BAL AL 461 83% 110 21 5 0 3 1.80 3 0 11 3 0 1 2 0 17 12 71% 106 12 11% 46 18 39% 307 44 14% 22 14 64% 18 10 56% 0
1960 40 BAL AL 88 90% 26 56 17 0 5 1.76 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 29 4 14% 9 2 22% 75 9 12% 11 4 36% 6 2 33% 0
1961 41 TOT MLB 93 97% 21 49 9 0 6 2.29 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 2 6% 18 8 44% 93 13 14% 15 10 67% 4 1 25% 0
1961 41 KCA AL 50 96% 11 17 2 0 4 2.06 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 1 6% 8 4 50% 54 10 19% 9 7 78% 4 1 25% 0
1961 41 MLN NL 43 98% 10 32 7 0 2 2.42 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 1 6% 10 4 40% 39 3 8% 6 3 50% 0 0 0
9 Seasons 1944 84% 567 184 44 0 24 1.84 19 0 44 15 1 6 10 0 42 31 74% 420 39 9% 195 69 35% 1158 144 12% 85 49 58% 103 43 42% 5
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1951 31 12 21 18 3 3 0 1 0 4 0 0 3 3 .167 .286 .278 .563 54 5 0 0 0
1952 32 12 21 18 3 3 0 1 0 4 0 0 3 3 .167 .286 .278 .563 54 5 0 0 0
1953 33 67 203 183 23 52 6 3 3 27 1 4 16 14 .284 .345 .399 .744 98 73 3 1 3
1954 34 96 264 239 33 62 9 3 3 32 3 4 20 17 .259 .319 .360 .679 82 86 6 1 4 0
1955 35 96 264 239 33 62 9 3 3 32 3 4 20 17 .259 .319 .360 .679 82 86 6 1 4 0
1956 36 166 526 464 61 132 17 6 5 43 3 9 50 31 .284 .357 .379 .736 100 176 12 2 10 0 2
1957 37 307 1078 949 134 286 33 14 9 77 5 13 105 62 .301 .373 .394 .767 113 374 16 4 18 2 5
1958 38 432 1510 1350 192 410 54 19 16 113 6 14 130 86 .304 .366 .407 .774 115 550 21 6 19 5 6
1959 39 560 1971 1765 234 520 74 21 19 154 9 15 159 100 .295 .354 .393 .746 108 693 33 7 31 9 7
1960 40 631 2059 1847 243 546 79 23 19 163 9 15 165 105 .296 .354 .394 .748 108 728 37 7 31 9 8
1961 41 693 2152 1936 253 567 81 23 19 175 9 17 167 114 .293 .349 .388 .737 105 751 39 7 31 11 8

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1951 31 13 22 19 2 3 0 1 0 3 0 3 3 .158 .273 .263 .536 1 12
1953 33 57 183 169 20 48 6 2 3 23 1 13 11 .284 .339 .396 .735 22 55
1954 34 30 62 58 10 10 3 0 0 5 2 4 3 .172 .226 .224 .450 3 29
1956 36 73 269 236 30 74 8 3 2 12 0 32 15 .314 .398 .398 .796 38 70
1957 37 148 595 527 86 179 19 9 5 40 2 64 33 .340 .412 .438 .850 95 141
1958 38 131 463 430 68 140 24 6 8 42 1 28 25 .326 .367 .465 .832 73 125
1959 39 134 472 436 46 117 21 2 3 45 3 31 15 .268 .316 .346 .662 48 128
1960 40 75 91 85 10 26 5 2 0 10 0 6 5 .306 .352 .412 .763 13 71
1961 41 63 93 89 10 20 2 0 0 12 0 2 9 .225 .237 .247 .484 5 62
9 Seasons 724 2250 2049 282 617 88 25 21 192 9 183 119 .301 .359 .399 .758 298 693
162 Game Avg. 162 503 458 63 138 20 6 5 43 2 41 27 .301 .359 .399 .758 67 693

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1957-AL-16-3%
0.03 Career Shares (1221st)

Batting Average s c a p y
1957 AL--.318--4th

On-Base% s c a p y
1957 AL--.388--7th

Triples s c a p y
1957 AL--8--4th

Singles s c a p y
1957 AL--126--4th

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1957 AL--125--9th

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1957 AL--18--9th

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1957 AL--1.8--9th

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1957 AL--.653--9th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1959 AL--12--4th

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1956 AL--5--9th

AB per SO s c a p y
1957 AL--15.6--5th

Oldest s c a p y
1956 AL--born 1919-10-01--10th
1957 AL--born 1919-10-01--8th
1958 AL--born 1919-10-01--7th
1959 AL--born 1919-10-01--4th
1960 AL--born 1919-10-01--2nd
1961 AL--born 1919-10-01--1st
1961 NL--born 1919-10-01--1st

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 5 (1737), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 5 (1493), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 10 (1679), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Name and misspellings: Rope El Robert Bob bobby Richard robert Ropo Boyd

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