Bob Christian
Robert Charles Christian
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: October 17, 1945 in Chicago, IL
High School: Helix (La Mesa, CA)
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1964. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 2, 1968
Final Game: May 24, 1970
Died: February 20, 1974 in San Diego, CA
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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
1968 22 DET AL 3 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000 194 2 0 0 0 0 0 /39
1969 23 CHW AL 39 143 129 11 28 4 0 3 16 3 0 10 19 .217 .273 .318 .591 61 41 3 1 0 3 1 7/9
1970 24 CHW AL 12 16 15 3 4 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 4 .267 .313 .467 .779 112 7 0 0 0 0 0 /7
3 Seasons 54 162 147 14 33 5 0 4 19 3 0 11 23 .224 .278 .340 .618 69 50 3 1 0 3 1
162 Game Avg. 162 486 441 42 99 15 0 12 57 9 0 33 69 .224 .278 .340 .618 69 150 9 3 0 9 3
CHW (2 yrs) 51 159 144 14 32 4 0 4 19 3 0 11 23 .222 .277 .333 .610 66 48 3 1 0 3 1
DET (1 yr) 3 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000 194 2 0 0 0 0 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
1968 22 DET AL 3 2 1 13.4 82 .333 .333 .241 .333 .311 .667 .357 1.000 .668 194 .921 0.4 0.0 1.000 .333 .333
1969 23 CHW AL 143 107 12 3.0 100 .227 .217 .261 .273 .339 .318 .394 .591 .733 61 .353 -7.0 -0.7 .529 .202 .101 3.0
1970 24 CHW AL 16 11 2 4.9 98 .300 .267 .259 .313 .334 .467 .395 .779 .729 112 .559 0.1 0.0 .727 .267 .200 .0
3 Seasons 162 120 15 3.4 99 .236 .224 .260 .278 .338 .340 .393 .618 .731 69 .400 -6.6 -0.7 .556 .211 .116 3.4
162 Game Avg. 486 360 45 3.4 99 .236 .224 .260 .278 .338 .340 .393 .618 .731 69 .400 -6.6 -0.7 .556 .211 .116 10
CHW (2 yrs) 159 118 14 3.2 99 .233 .222 .261 .277 .338 .333 .394 .610 .732 66 .375 -6.9 -0.7 .548 .208 .111 3.4
DET (1 yr) 3 2 1 13.4 82 .333 .333 .241 .333 .311 .667 .357 1.000 .668 194 .921 0.4 0.0 1.000 .333 .333

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
1968 22 DET AL 3 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 33.3% 100% 0.00 100%
1969 23 CHW AL 143 2.1% 13.3% 7.0% 4.9% 25% 1.90 6.8 43.0 8.1 1.18 77%
1970 24 CHW AL 16 6.3% 25.0% 6.3% 6.3% 25% 4.00 3.8 15.0 5.0 0.17 63%
3 Seasons 162 2.5% 14.2% 6.8% 5.6% 27% 2.09 6.4 36.8 7.7 1.00 76%
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
1968 22 DET AL 0 0 0% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 23 CHW AL 2 0 22% 42 3 0 100% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 43% 11 6 5 1 1 0 2 1 1
1970 24 CHW AL 0 0 50% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 33% 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
3 Seasons 2 0 24% 56 3 0 100% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 44% 14 8 6 1 1 0 3 1 2
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
1968 22 DET AL 3 33% 1 1 0 0 0 0.96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1969 23 CHW AL 143 28% 28 1 1 0 0 1.67 3 0 7 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 39 3 8% 20 4 20% 113 13 12% 9 4 44% 3 0 0% 0
1970 24 CHW AL 16 38% 4 9 3 1 2 1.82 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 7 2 29% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
3 Seasons 162 29% 33 11 4 1 2 1.73 4 0 7 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 42 3 7% 22 4 18% 122 15 12% 9 4 44% 4 1 25% 0
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
1968 22 3 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000 194 2 0 0 0 0 0
1969 23 42 146 132 11 29 5 0 3 16 3 0 10 19 .220 .274 .326 .600 64 43 3 1 0 3 1
1970 24 54 162 147 14 33 5 0 4 19 3 0 11 23 .224 .278 .340 .618 69 50 3 1 0 3 1

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1968 22 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 3
1969 23 39 144 130 11 29 4 0 3 16 3 10 19 .223 .278 .323 .601 12 39
1970 24 12 16 15 3 4 0 0 1 3 0 1 4 .267 .313 .467 .779 2 12
3 Seasons 54 163 148 14 33 4 0 4 19 3 11 23 .223 .276 .331 .607 15 54
162 Game Avg. 162 489 444 42 99 12 0 12 57 9 33 69 .223 .276 .331 .607 45 54

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