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Bob Christian

Robert Charles Christian

Position: Leftfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: October 17, 1945 in Chicago, IL
High School: Helix Charter HS (La Mesa, CA)
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1964. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 2, 1968 (Age 22)
Teams (by GP): WhiteSox/Tigers 1968-1970

Final Game: May 24, 1970 (Age 24)
Died: February 20, 1974 in San Diego, CA
Buried: Alpine Cemetery, Alpine, 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 Yrs 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

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1968 22 DET AL 3 3 0 0 0 -0 -0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .508 .500 0.1 -0.0 0 $5,100 /39
1969 23 CHW AL 39 143 -7 1 0 -1 -2 -9 -1.0 5 -4 -0.6 .474 .494 -0.4 -0.4 -3 $8,000 7/9
1970 24 CHW AL 12 16 0 0 0 -1 -0 -1 -0.1 1 -0 -0.0 .492 .499 0.1 -0.1 1 /7
3 Seasons 54 162 -6 1 0 -2 -2 -10 -1.1 6 -4 -0.6 .480 .498 -0.3 -0.5 -2 $13,100
CHW (2 yrs) 51 159 -7 1 0 -2 -2 -10 -1.1 5 -4 -0.6 .478 .497 -0.3 -0.5 -2 $8,000
DET (1 yr) 3 3 0 0 0 -0 -0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .508 .500 0.1 -0.0 0 $5,100

Standard Fielding

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1968 DET AL 22 1B 1 0 0 2.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -60 13.50 3.00 .990 9.45 9.50
1968 DET AL 22 OF 1 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.25 2.10
1968 DET AL 22 RF 1 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.90
1969 CHW AL 23 OF 38 36 31 309.2 72 66 3 3 0 .958 -1 -5 2.01 1.82 .978 2.13 2.13
1969 CHW AL 23 LF 37 35 30 300.2 68 62 3 3 1 .956 -1 -5 1.95 1.76 .978 1.99 1.99
1969 CHW AL 23 RF 1 1 1 9.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -13 0.00 0.00 1.90 1.90
1970 CHW AL 24 LF 4 1 1 19.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -57 1.42 0.75 .977 1.80 1.80
1970 CHW AL 24 OF 4 1 1 19.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -57 0.95 0.50 .980 2.13 2.12
3 Seasons OF 43 37 32 330.2 74 68 3 3 0 .959 -2 -8 1.93 1.65 .978 2.13 2.13
2 Seasons LF 41 36 31 319.2 71 65 3 3 1 .958 -2 -8 1.91 1.66 .978 1.98 1.97
2 Seasons RF 2 1 1 11.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -11 0.00 0.00 1.88 1.90
1 Season 1B 1 0 0 2.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -60 13.50 3.00 .990 9.45 9.50
3 Seasons TOT 44 37 32 332.2 77 71 3 3 0 .961 -2 -8 2.00 1.68 .979 2.18 2.30
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-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 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 1945 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 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) 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 1945 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

Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
1969 AL  1 (4th)

                                         

Transactions

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Salaries

 Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes/Other Sources
196822Detroit Tigers$5,100Noll/Fort/Hylan database
196923Chicago White Sox$8,000Noll/Fort/Hylan database
Career to date (may be incomplete)$13,100
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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