Bob Buhl
Robert Ray Buhl
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: August 12, 1928 in Saginaw, MI
High School: Saginaw (Saginaw, MI)
Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1947. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 17, 1953
Final Game: April 30, 1967
Died: February 16, 2001 in Titusville, FL
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1953 MLN NL 24 P 30 40 14 25 1 3 .975 1.30 .955 0.87
1954 MLN NL 25 P 31 14 110.1 24 5 18 1 1 .958 1.88 0.74 .958 2.07 0.87
1955 MLN NL 26 P 38 27 201.2 44 12 30 2 1 .955 1.87 1.11 .950 2.04 0.83
1956 MLN NL 27 P 38 33 216.2 55 19 35 1 2 .982 2.24 1.42 .965 2.05 0.83 MVP-23
1957 MLN NL 28 P 34 31 216.2 41 14 25 2 2 .951 1.62 1.15 .963 2.06 0.82 MVP-14
1958 MLN NL 29 P 11 10 73.0 26 5 19 2 0 .923 2.96 2.18 .958 1.97 0.77
1959 MLN NL 30 P 31 25 198.0 65 21 43 1 4 .985 2.91 2.06 .952 1.99 0.82
1960 MLN NL 31 P 36 33 238.2 77 26 50 1 3 .987 2.87 2.11 .961 2.09 0.87 AS
1961 MLN NL 32 P 32 28 188.1 54 16 37 1 1 .981 2.53 1.66 .957 2.18 0.88
1962 TOT NL 33 P 35 31 214.0 47 15 29 3 2 .936 1.85 1.26 .949 2.07 0.82
1962 MLN NL 33 P 1 1 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.25 0.80
1962 CHC NL 33 P 34 30 212.0 47 15 29 3 2 .936 1.87 1.29 .949 2.07 0.82
1963 CHC NL 34 P 37 34 226.0 56 12 44 0 5 1.000 2.23 1.51 .948 2.06 0.84
1964 CHC NL 35 P 36 35 227.2 70 22 48 0 4 1.000 2.77 1.94 .950 2.14 0.84
1965 CHC NL 36 P 32 31 184.1 50 14 34 2 0 .960 2.34 1.50 .956 2.08 0.81
1966 TOT NL 37 P 33 19 134.1 40 16 23 1 3 .975 2.61 1.18 .945 1.96 0.74
1966 CHC NL 37 P 1 1 2.1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 3.86 1.00 .900 1.93 0.70
1966 PHI NL 37 P 32 18 132.0 39 16 22 1 3 .974 2.59 1.19 .946 1.96 0.74
1967 PHI NL 38 P 3 0 2.2 1 0 1 0 1 1.000 3.38 0.33 1.000 2.02 0.77
15 Seasons P 457 351 2432.1 690 211 461 18 32 .974 2.49 1.47 .955 2.07 0.83
15 Seasons TOT 457 351 2432.1 690 211 461 18 32 .974 2.49 1.47 .929 2.07 0.83
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1953 MLN NL 24 30 30 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1954 MLN NL 25 31 14 31 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1955 MLN NL 26 38 27 38 38 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1956 MLN NL 27 38 33 38 38 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1957 MLN NL 28 34 31 34 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1958 MLN NL 29 11 10 11 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1959 MLN NL 30 31 25 31 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1960 MLN NL 31 36 33 36 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1961 MLN NL 32 32 28 32 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1962 CHC NL 33 34 30 34 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1962 MLN NL 33 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1963 CHC NL 34 37 34 37 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1964 CHC NL 35 36 35 36 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1965 CHC NL 36 32 31 32 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1966 PHI NL 37 32 18 32 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1966 CHC NL 37 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1967 PHI NL 38 3 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Seasons 457 351 457 457 457 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1954 MLN NL 25 391 76% 28% 19 95% 1 5 0 2 17 14 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 7 86%
1955 MLN NL 26 562 72% 27% 23 91% 0 10 2 4 16 11 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 3 100%
1956 MLN NL 27 675 79% 31% 32 88% 1 12 1 9 28 24 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 2 0 3 67%
1957 MLN NL 28 940 75% 29% 32 91% 0 14 4 8 24 18 5 2 1 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 6 83%
1958 MLN NL 29 286 81% 34% 18 89% 0 4 0 3 16 10 2 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 100%
1959 MLN NL 30 787 79% 32% 46 89% 2 18 0 14 41 34 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 3 3 1 6 67%
1960 MLN NL 31 980 79% 29% 51 98% 1 24 1 19 46 41 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 2 1 7 100%
1961 MLN NL 32 829 78% 30% 38 92% 2 16 1 14 35 28 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 10 80%
1962 CHC NL 33 895 79% 28% 46 80% 1 14 4 9 33 23 4 3 0 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 7 43%
1962 MLN NL 33 17 71% 6% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1963 CHC NL 34 947 82% 33% 51 90% 0 13 3 9 45 35 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 4 2 7 86%
1964 CHC NL 35 975 82% 31% 50 88% 0 24 2 18 44 33 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 6 100%
1965 CHC NL 36 824 82% 33% 43 86% 0 14 1 9 36 32 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 67%
1966 PHI NL 37 594 83% 28% 23 96% 0 15 2 10 23 17 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 2 1 3 67%
1966 CHC NL 37 12 83% 25% 1 100% 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1967 PHI NL 38 15 80% 33% 1 100% 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
14 Seasons 9729 79% 30% 474 90% 8 183 21 128 406 321 41 16 3 5 8 7 29 20 23 6 75 79%
MLB Averages 78% 27% 90% 82%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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