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Bob Carpenter

Robert Louis Carpenter

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: December 12, 1917 in Chicago, IL
High School: Parker (Chicago, IL) (All Transactions)
Debut: September 12, 1940
Teams (by GP): Giants/Cubs 1940-1947

Final Game: August 13, 1947
Died: October 19, 2005 in Evergreen Park, IL
Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Evergreen Park, IL
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Dec 23, 2011, 6:47AM
All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson… 

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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
1940 22 NYG NL 2 0 1.000 2.73 5 3 1 2 0 0 33.0 29 11 10 2 14 25 0 0 0 137 144 1.303 7.9 0.5 3.8 6.8 1.79
1941 23 NYG NL 11 6 .647 3.83 29 19 4 8 1 2 131.2 138 71 56 15 42 42 2 0 1 567 97 1.367 9.4 1.0 2.9 2.9 1.00
1942 24 NYG NL 11 10 .524 3.15 28 25 2 12 2 0 185.2 192 73 65 13 51 53 1 0 3 790 108 1.309 9.3 0.6 2.5 2.6 1.04
1946 28 NYG NL 1 3 .250 4.85 12 6 2 1 1 0 39.0 37 22 21 7 18 13 0 0 2 171 72 1.410 8.5 1.6 4.2 3.0 0.72
1947 29 TOT NL 0 1 .000 6.97 6 1 3 0 0 0 10.1 15 10 8 1 7 1 0 0 1 52 61 2.129 13.1 0.9 6.1 0.9 0.14
1947 29 NYG NL 0 0 12.00 2 0 1 0 0 0 3.0 5 5 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 17 38 2.667 15.0 0.0 9.0 0.0 0.00
1947 29 CHC NL 0 1 .000 4.91 4 1 2 0 0 0 7.1 10 5 4 1 4 1 0 0 1 35 85 1.909 12.3 1.2 4.9 1.2 0.25
5 Seasons 25 20 .556 3.60 80 54 12 23 4 2 399.2 411 187 160 38 132 134 3 0 7 1717 99 1.359 9.3 0.9 3.0 3.0 1.02
162 Game Avg. 13 10 .556 3.60 41 27 6 12 2 1 203 209 95 81 19 67 68 2 0 4 871 99 1.359 9.3 0.9 3.0 3.0 1.02
NYG (5 yrs) 25 19 .568 3.58 76 53 10 23 4 2 392.1 401 182 156 37 128 133 3 0 6 1682 100 1.348 9.2 0.8 2.9 3.1 1.04
CHC (1 yr) 0 1 .000 4.91 4 1 2 0 0 0 7.1 10 5 4 1 4 1 0 0 1 35 85 1.909 12.3 1.2 4.9 1.2 0.25

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1940 22 NYG NL 33.0 3 11 19 0 1.0 8 0.8 $
1941 23 NYG NL 131.2 19 71 72 -1 1.0 1 0.4 $
1942 24 NYG NL 185.2 25 73 89 2 1.0 16 1.6 $
1946 28 NYG NL 39.0 6 22 20 0 1.0 -2 -0.2 $
1947 29 NYG NL 3.0 0 5 2 0 1.0 -3 -0.3 $
1947 29 CHC NL 7.1 1 5 4 0 1.0 -1 -0.1 $
5 Seasons 399.2 54 187 206 1 1.0 19 2.2 $
NYG (5 yrs) 392.1 53 182 202 1 1.0 20 2.3 $
CHC (1 yr) 7.1 1 5 4 0 1.0 -1 -0.1 $

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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
1940 22 NYG NL 5 12 10 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 .100 .250 .100 .350 -1 1 0 1 0 /1
1941 23 NYG NL 29 51 45 1 7 1 0 0 8 0 4 5 .156 .224 .178 .402 13 8 1 0 2 1
1942 24 NYG NL 28 73 65 5 12 0 0 0 6 0 2 9 .185 .209 .185 .394 15 12 1 0 6 1
1946 28 NYG NL 12 13 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .100 .182 .100 .282 -19 1 0 0 2 1
1947 29 TOT NL 6 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 441 1 0 0 0 /1
1947 29 NYG NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1947 29 CHC NL 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 441 1 0 0 0 /1
5 Seasons 80 150 131 7 22 1 0 0 15 0 8 17 .168 .221 .176 .397 14 23 2 1 10
162 Game Avg. 162 304 265 14 45 2 0 0 30 0 16 34 .168 .221 .176 .397 14 47 4 2 20
NYG (5 yrs) 76 149 130 7 21 1 0 0 15 0 8 17 .162 .216 .169 .385 10 22 2 1 10
CHC (1 yr) 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 441 1 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1940 22 NYG NL 12 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /1
1941 23 NYG NL 51 -5 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 0.0 1 0.1 -0.1 $ 1
1942 24 NYG NL 73 -7 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 -0.1 0 0.0 -0.1 $ 1
1946 28 NYG NL 13 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ 1
1947 29 CHC NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /1
5 Seasons 150 -14 0 0 0 0 11 4 1 -0.1 1 0.1 -0.2 $
NYG (4 yrs) 149 -14 0 0 0 0 11 4 1 -0.1 1 0.1 -0.2 $
CHC (1 yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1940 NYG NL 22 P 5 3 2 33.0 7 2 5 0 0 1.000 1.91 1.40 .961 2.21 2.22
1941 NYG NL 23 P 29 19 8 131.2 22 3 17 2 2 .909 1.37 0.69 .965 2.23 2.21
1942 NYG NL 24 P 28 25 12 185.2 37 14 23 0 0 1.000 1.79 1.32 .968 2.35 2.35
1946 NYG NL 28 P 12 6 1 39.0 9 2 6 1 0 .889 1.85 0.67 .960 2.24 2.22
1947 TOT NL 29 P 6 1 0 10.1 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 2.61 0.50 .967 2.09 2.07
1947 NYG NL 29 P 2 0 0 3.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 3.00 0.50 .970 2.10 2.05
1947 CHC NL 29 P 4 1 0 7.1 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 2.45 0.50 .965 2.09 2.08
5 Seasons P 80 54 23 399.2 78 21 54 3 2 .962 1.69 0.94 .966 2.28 2.25
5 Seasons TOT 80 54 23 399.2 78 21 54 3 2 .962 1.69 0.94 .966 2.28 2.25
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1941 NL  .647 (8th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1942 NL  2.472 (8th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1941 NL  15 (5th)
1942 NL  13 (4th)

Putouts as P s c a p y
1942 NL  14 (2nd)

Fielding % as P s c a p y
1942 NL  1.000 (1st)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 5 (1863), Average HOFer ≈ 185

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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  3. Mike Hedlund (980)
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  5. Eddie Stack (975)
  6. Dixie Walker (975)
  7. Bobby Wallace (974) *
  8. Milt Watson (973)
  9. Jim Conway (971)
  10. Gene Dale (969)
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
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Transactions

  • May 12, 1947: Released by the New York Giants.
  • July 25, 1947: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
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