Bob Geary

Robert Norton Geary (Speed)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 168 lb.

Born: May 10, 1891 in Cincinnati, OH (All Transactions)
Debut: April 25, 1918
Teams (by GP): Athletics/Reds 1918-1921

Final Game: September 28, 1921
Died: January 3, 1980 in Cincinnati, OH
Buried: Arlington Memorial Gardens, Cincinnati, OH
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Standard Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1915	24	CHR,ABY	D,C	22	15	.595		50						280.0	248	99			51							1.068	8.0		1.6			CHR,ABY · NCSL,SALL
1916	25	CHR	D	19	11	.633	2.55	59						258.0	239		73		39							1.078	8.3		1.4			CHR · NCSL
1918	27	PHA	AL	2	5	.286	2.69	16	7	8	6	2	4	87.0	94	37	26	0	31	22	3	0	1	368	109	1.437	9.7	0.0	3.2	2.3	0.71
1919	28	CLM	C	12	12	.500		25						190.0	178	73			36							1.126	8.4		1.7			CLM · SALL
1919	28	PHA	AL	0	3	.000	4.73	9	2	5	1	0	0	32.1	32	22	17	1	18	9	0	1	0	139	73	1.546	8.9	0.3	5.0	2.5	0.50

1920	29	SLE	AA	22	14	.611	2.65	49						352.2	320	144	104		71							1.109	8.2		1.8			SLE · PCL
1921	30	SLE	AA	7	6	.538	3.97	24						136.0	167	89	60		54							1.625	11.1		3.6			SLE · PCL
1921	30	CIN	NL	1	1	.500	4.34	10	1	5	0	0	0	29.0	38	17	14	1	2	10	0	0	0	124	83	1.379	11.8	0.3	0.6	3.1	5.00
1922	31	SFR	AA	20	9	.690	2.52	43						264.0	266	94	74		48							1.189	9.1		1.6			SFR · PCL
1923	32	SFR	AA	21	11	.656	3.64	42						262.0	312	121	106		50							1.382	10.7		1.7			SFR · PCL
1924	33	SFR	AA	19	15	.559	5.24	53						297.0	400	192	173		78							1.609	12.1		2.4			SFR · PCL
1925	34	SFR	AA	20	12	.625	4.01	50						287.0	357	150	128		49							1.415	11.2		1.5			SFR · PCL
1926	35	SFR	AA	14	15	.483	4.24	52						259.0	304	146	122		40							1.328	10.6		1.4			SFR · PCL
1927	36	SFR	AA	7	7	.500	4.19	39						129.0	171	75	60		35							1.597	11.9		2.4			SFR · PCL
1928	37	DAL	A	3	9	.250	5.34	22						96.0	116	67	57		24							1.458	10.9		2.2			DAL · TL
3 Yrs				3	9	.250	3.46	35	10	18	7	2	4	148.1	164	76	57	2	51	41	3	1	1	631	92	1.449	10.0	0.1	3.1	2.5	0.80
162 Game Avg.				5	14	.250	3.46	53	15	27	11	3	6	224	248	115	86	3	77	62	5	2	2	954	92	1.449	10.0	0.1	3.1	2.5	0.80

PHA (2 yrs)				2	8	.200	3.24	25	9	13	7	2	4	119.1	126	59	43	1	49	31	3	1	1	507	94	1.466	9.5	0.1	3.7	2.3	0.63
CIN (1 yr)				1	1	.500	4.34	10	1	5	0	0	0	29.0	38	17	14	1	2	10	0	0	0	124	83	1.379	11.8	0.3	0.6	3.1	5.00

AL (2 yrs)				2	8	.200	3.24	25	9	13	7	2	4	119.1	126	59	43	1	49	31	3	1	1	507	94	1.466	9.5	0.1	3.7	2.3	0.63
NL (1 yr)				1	1	.500	4.34	10	1	5	0	0	0	29.0	38	17	14	1	2	10	0	0	0	124	83	1.379	11.8	0.3	0.6	3.1	5.00

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary
1918	27	PHA	AL	87.0	16	7	37	3.83	3.73	0.08	0.00	106.3	3.88	0	0.0	1.0	-0.1	0.7	7	.502	.500	$
1919	28	PHA	AL	32.1	9	2	22	6.12	4.19	-0.50	0.00	108.4	5.09	-4	-0.4	1.0	-0.0	-0.2	-1	.452	.497	$

1921	30	CIN	NL	29.0	10	1	17	5.28	4.68	0.01	0.00	100.3	4.67	-2	-0.2	1.0	-0.0	0.0	1	.481	.499	$
3 Seasons				148.1	35	10	76	4.61	4.02	-0.06	0.00	105.6	4.30	-6	-0.6	1.0	-0.1	0.5	7	.483	.499	$

PHA (2 yrs)				119.1	25	9	59	4.45	3.86	-0.08	0.00	106.9	4.21	-4	-0.4	1.0	-0.1	0.5	6	.484	.499	$
CIN (1 yr)				29.0	10	1	17	5.28	4.68	0.01	0.00	100.3	4.67	-2	-0.2	1.0	-0.0	0.0	1	.481	.499	$

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	IP%
1918	27	PHA	AL	370	0.0%	6.0%	8.4%	2.7%	11%	82%
1919	28	PHA	AL	142	0.7%	6.3%	12.7%	1.4%	6%	78%

1921	30	CIN	NL	124	0.8%	8.1%	1.6%			83%
3 Yrs				636	0.3%	6.5%	8.0%	1.9%	7%	81%
MLB Averages					0.6%	7.7%	7.3%	2.7%	11%	81%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1918	27	2	5	.286	2.69	16	7	8	6	2	4	87.0	94	37	26	0	31	22	3	0	1	368	109	1.437	9.7	0.0	3.2	2.3	0.71	109
1919	28	2	8	.200	3.24	25	9	13	7	2	4	119.1	126	59	43	1	49	31	3	1	1	507	94	1.466	9.5	0.1	3.7	2.3	0.63	94
1920	29	2	8	.200	3.24	25	9	13	7	2	4	119.1	126	59	43	1	49	31	3	1	1	507	94	1.466	9.5	0.1	3.7	2.3	0.63	94
1921	30	3	9	.250	3.46	35	10	18	7	2	4	148.1	164	76	57	2	51	41	3	1	1	631	92	1.449	10.0	0.1	3.1	2.5	0.80	92

Neutralized Pitching

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Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact
1918	27	6	4	.600	3.49	98.0	128	42	38	0	42	25	4	1.735	11.8	3.9	2.3	0.60	0.0	16
1919	28	1	2	.333	5.29	34.0	38	22	20	1	21	9	0	1.735	10.1	5.6	2.4	0.43	0.3	9

1921	30	1	2	.333	4.97	29.0	41	18	16	1	2	10	0	1.483	12.7	0.6	3.1	5.00	0.3	10
3 Yrs		8	8	.500	4.14	161.0	207	82	74	2	65	44	4	1.689	11.6		2.5	0.68	0.1	35

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Pitching - 3 (2136), Average HOFer ≈ 185

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