Bob Farley
Robert Jacob Farley
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: November 15, 1937 in Watsontown, PA
High School: Montgomery (Montgomery, PA)
Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1957. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 15, 1961
Final Game: September 26, 1962
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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
1961 23 SFG NL 13 23 20 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 5 .100 .217 .100 .317 -11 2 0 0 0 0 0 /73
1962 24 TOT AL 71 131 103 16 18 3 1 2 8 0 1 27 23 .175 .344 .282 .625 70 29 0 0 0 1 0 39
1962 24 CHW AL 35 66 53 7 10 1 1 1 4 0 1 13 13 .189 .348 .302 .650 78 16 0 0 0 0 0 3
1962 24 DET AL 36 65 50 9 8 2 0 1 4 0 0 14 10 .160 .338 .260 .598 62 13 0 0 0 1 0 9/3
2 Seasons 84 154 123 19 20 3 1 2 9 0 1 30 28 .163 .325 .252 .577 58 31 0 0 0 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 297 237 37 39 6 2 4 17 0 2 58 54 .163 .325 .252 .577 58 60 0 0 0 2 0
SFG (1 yr) 13 23 20 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 5 .100 .217 .100 .317 -11 2 0 0 0 0 0
DET (1 yr) 36 65 50 9 8 2 0 1 4 0 0 14 10 .160 .338 .260 .598 62 13 0 0 0 1 0
CHW (1 yr) 35 66 53 7 10 1 1 1 4 0 1 13 13 .189 .348 .302 .650 78 16 0 0 0 0 0
AL (1 yr) 71 131 103 16 18 3 1 2 8 0 1 27 23 .175 .344 .282 .625 70 29 0 0 0 1 0
NL (1 yr) 13 23 20 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 5 .100 .217 .100 .317 -11 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
1961 23 SFG NL 23 18 1 1.5 103 .133 .100 .266 .217 .333 .100 .415 .317 .747 -11 .109 -3.2 -0.3 .278 .150 .000
1962 24 TOT AL 131 87 12 3.7 104 .203 .175 .265 .344 .337 .282 .412 .625 .750 70 .407 -3.4 -0.3 .640 .359 .107 .0
1962 24 CHW AL 66 44 6 3.7 103 .231 .189 .263 .348 .335 .302 .410 .650 .745 78 .402 -1.3 -0.1 .636 .340 .113 .0
1962 24 DET AL 65 43 6 3.8 105 .175 .160 .266 .338 .339 .260 .415 .598 .754 62 .411 -2.1 -0.2 .643 .380 .100 .0
2 Seasons 154 105 13 3.3 104 .191 .163 .265 .325 .337 .252 .413 .577 .749 58 .359 -6.6 -0.6 .577 .325 .089 .0
162 Game Avg. 297 203 25 3.3 104 .191 .163 .265 .325 .337 .252 .413 .577 .749 58 .359 -6.6 -0.6 .577 .325 .089
SFG (1 yr) 23 18 1 1.5 103 .133 .100 .266 .217 .333 .100 .415 .317 .747 -11 .110 -3.2 -0.3 .278 .150 .000
DET (1 yr) 65 43 6 3.8 105 .175 .160 .266 .338 .339 .260 .415 .598 .754 62 .412 -2.1 -0.2 .643 .380 .100 .0
CHW (1 yr) 66 44 6 3.7 103 .231 .189 .263 .348 .335 .302 .410 .650 .745 78 .402 -1.3 -0.1 .636 .340 .113 .0
AL (1 yr) 131 87 12 3.7 104 .203 .175 .265 .344 .337 .282 .412 .625 .750 70 .407 -3.4 -0.3 .640 .359 .107 .0
NL (1 yr) 23 18 1 1.5 103 .133 .100 .266 .217 .333 .100 .415 .317 .747 -11 .110 -3.2 -0.3 .278 .150 .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
1961 23 SFG NL 23 0.0% 21.7% 13.0% 0.0% 0% 1.67 4.0 20.0 0.44 65%
1962 24 TOT AL 131 1.5% 17.6% 20.6% 4.6% 33% 0.85 4.5 51.5 12.9 0.60 60%
1962 24 CHW AL 66 1.5% 19.7% 19.7% 4.6% 30% 1.00 4.1 53.0 13.3 0.67 59%
1962 24 DET AL 65 1.5% 15.4% 21.5% 4.6% 38% 0.71 5.0 50.0 12.5 0.55 62%
2 Seasons 154 1.3% 18.2% 19.5% 3.9% 30% 0.93 4.4 61.5 13.7 0.57 61%
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
1961 23 SFG NL 0 0 60% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
1962 24 TOT AL 0 0 33% 40 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 47% 9 6 3 2 1 1 4 1 3
1962 24 CHW AL 0 0 27% 17 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 57% 6 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 1
1962 24 DET AL 0 0 38% 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38% 3 3 0 2 1 1 3 1 2
2 Seasons 0 0 35% 46 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 53% 9 6 3 3 1 2 5 1 4
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
1961 23 SFG NL 23 96% 2 8 1 0 0 1.01 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 2 0 0% 17 1 6% 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 0
1962 24 TOT AL 131 89% 18 33 4 0 3 1.68 2 0 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 25 0 0% 13 4 31% 90 6 7% 11 4 36% 9 3 33% 0
1962 24 CHW AL 66 80% 10 20 1 0 1 1.74 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 16 0 0% 7 1 14% 53 3 6% 6 2 33% 8 2 25% 0
1962 24 DET AL 65 97% 8 13 3 0 2 1.59 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 0 0% 6 3 50% 37 3 8% 5 2 40% 1 1 100% 0
2 Seasons 154 90% 20 41 5 0 3 1.55 2 0 7 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 28 0 0% 15 4 27% 107 7 7% 12 5 42% 10 3 30% 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
1961 23 13 23 20 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 5 .100 .217 .100 .317 -11 2 0 0 0 0 0
1962 24 84 154 123 19 20 3 1 2 9 0 1 30 28 .163 .325 .252 .577 58 31 0 0 0 1 0

Neutralized Batting

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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
1961 23 14 26 22 5 3 0 0 0 2 0 4 5 .136 .269 .136 .406 1 13
1962 24 71 136 105 16 20 3 1 2 8 0 30 23 .190 .368 .295 .663 12 71
2 Seasons 85 162 127 21 23 3 1 2 10 0 34 28 .181 .352 .268 .620 13 84
162 Game Avg. 162 309 242 40 44 6 2 4 19 0 65 53 .181 .352 .268 .620 25 84

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