Bob Feller
Robert William Andrew Feller (Rapid Robert)
Hall of Famer
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: November 3, 1918 in Van Meter, IA
High School: Van Meter (Van Meter, IA)
Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1936. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 19, 1936
Final Game: September 30, 1956
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1962 (150/160 ballots).
Relatives: Cousin of Hal Manders
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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
1936 CLE AL 17 P 14 5 0 5 0 0 1.000 0.36 .960 1.04
1937 CLE AL 18 P 26 29 0 27 2 1 .931 1.04 .955 1.09
1938 CLE AL 19 P 39 48 8 37 3 1 .938 1.15 .952 1.12 AS
1939 CLE AL 20 P 39 55 8 44 3 2 .945 1.33 .951 0.98 AS,MVP-3
1940 CLE AL 21 P 43 41 5 34 2 2 .951 0.91 .956 1.05 AS,MVP-2
1941 CLE AL 22 P 44 63 12 50 1 1 .984 1.41 .959 1.16 AS,MVP-3
1945 CLE AL 26 P 9 11 7 4 0 0 1.000 1.22 .955 1.28
1946 CLE AL 27 P 48 61 13 47 1 2 .984 1.25 .949 1.01 AS,MVP-6
1947 CLE AL 28 P 42 68 17 50 1 2 .985 1.60 .953 0.95 AS,MVP-8
1948 CLE AL 29 P 44 57 16 39 2 1 .965 1.25 .963 0.91 AS,MVP-23
1949 CLE AL 30 P 36 32 12 19 1 2 .969 0.86 .962 1.01
1950 CLE AL 31 P 35 31 8 23 0 2 1.000 0.89 .948 0.96 AS
1951 CLE AL 32 P 33 40 6 32 2 2 .950 1.15 .952 0.99 MVP-5
1952 CLE AL 33 P 30 50 13 34 3 1 .940 1.57 .966 1.03
1953 CLE AL 34 P 25 41 10 31 0 5 1.000 1.64 .956 0.88
1954 CLE AL 35 P 19 19 140.0 22 7 15 0 2 1.000 1.41 1.16 .959 2.01 0.93
1955 CLE AL 36 P 25 11 83.0 16 2 11 3 2 .813 1.41 0.52 .962 2.00 0.83
1956 CLE AL 37 P 19 4 58.0 11 2 8 1 0 .909 1.55 0.53 .955 1.92 0.82
18 Seasons P 570 34 281.0 681 146 510 25 28 .963 21.01 1.15 .956 1.99 1.00
18 Seasons TOT 570 34 281.0 681 146 510 25 28 .963 21.01 1.15 .919 1.99 1.00
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
1936 CLE AL 17 14 14 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1937 CLE AL 18 26 26 26 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1938 CLE AL 19 39 39 39 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1939 CLE AL 20 39 39 39 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1940 CLE AL 21 43 43 43 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1941 CLE AL 22 44 44 44 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1945 CLE AL 26 9 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1946 CLE AL 27 48 48 48 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1947 CLE AL 28 42 42 42 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1948 CLE AL 29 44 44 44 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1949 CLE AL 30 36 36 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1950 CLE AL 31 35 35 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1951 CLE AL 32 33 33 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1952 CLE AL 33 30 30 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1953 CLE AL 34 25 25 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1954 CLE AL 35 19 19 19 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1955 CLE AL 36 25 11 25 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1956 CLE AL 37 19 4 19 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Seasons 570 34 570 570 570 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 CLE AL 35 592 83% 22% 18 89% 0 7 2 4 15 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 3 33%
1955 CLE AL 36 348 84% 24% 13 85% 0 5 0 2 8 6 2 3 1 2 0 2 2 1 2 0 3 67%
1956 CLE AL 37 261 84% 24% 9 89% 0 2 1 1 7 6 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 100%
3 Seasons 1201 83% 23% 40 88% 0 14 3 7 30 22 4 4 1 3 0 3 4 3 4 0 8 63%
MLB Averages 79% 26% 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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