Bob Porterfield

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: August 10, 1923 in Newport, VA us

Died: April 28, 1980 in Charlotte, NC

Buried: Sharon Memorial Park, Charlotte, NC

High School: Newport HS (Newport, VA)

Debut: August 8, 1948 (Age 24-364d, 10,538th in major league history)
vs. CLE 6.2 IP, 4 H, 3 SO, 3 BB, 2 ER, L

Last Game: September 21, 1959 (Age 36-042d)
vs. MLN 0.2 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1948 season

Full Name: Erwin Cooledge Porterfield

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

17.7

ERA

3.79

318

193

1567.2

572

WHIP

1.354

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1958 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1958 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	8 (7)	Apr 22	BOS	@	NYY	L,7-12	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	14 (5)	Apr 30	BOS		KCA	L,4-11		10	3.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
				Player went from Boston Red Sox to Pittsburgh Pirates
3	24	May 11 (2)	PIT		PHI	W,1-0	CG	43	11.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	28 (3)	May 16	PIT	@	PHI	L,2-6	GS	13	2.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
5	33 (4)	May 21	PIT		CHC	L,1-5	GS	18	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
6	36 (2)	May 25 (1)	PIT		SFG	L,2-5	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	39 (2)	May 28	PIT		LAD	L,1-7		10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	42 (2)	May 31	PIT		MLN	L,3-8		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	44 (1)	Jun 2	PIT	@	CIN	L,2-8		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	46 (1)	Jun 4	PIT	@	STL	L,3-6		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	48 (1)	Jun 6	PIT	@	CHC	L,1-6		13	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	61 (12)	Jun 21	PIT		LAD	W,11-7		3	1.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
13	62	Jun 22 (1)	PIT		LAD	L,1-4		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	63	Jun 22 (2)	PIT		LAD	L,2-3		8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	69 (5)	Jun 28	PIT		CHC	W,7-3	GF	11	3.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
16	71 (1)	Jun 29 (2)	PIT		CHC	L,3-8		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	72	Jul 1	PIT		PHI	L,2-4		6	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	75 (2)	Jul 4 (2)	PIT	@	CIN	L,3-8	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	78 (2)	Jul 10	PIT	@	CHC	L,7-8		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	81 (2)	Jul 13 (1)	PIT	@	STL	W,10-8		5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	82	Jul 13 (2)	PIT	@	STL	W,8-6		9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	85 (2)	Jul 17	PIT	@	LAD	L,3-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	86	Jul 18	PIT	@	SFG	L,4-5		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	87	Jul 19	PIT	@	SFG	L,4-5		11	2.2	2	1	0	3	0	P
25	88	Jul 20	PIT	@	SFG	L,3-7	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	94 (5)	Jul 27 (1)	PIT		SFG	W,2-1		8	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
27	95	Jul 27 susp	PIT		SFG	W,4-3	GF	15	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	97 (1)	Jul 30	PIT		CHC	W,7-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	109 (11)	Aug 10 (1)	PIT		CIN	W,3-2		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	115 (5)	Aug 16	PIT	@	CIN	W,13-4	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	116	Aug 17 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	L,3-4		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	118 (1)	Aug 19	PIT	@	CHC	W,4-3	GF	12	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
33	123 (4)	Aug 23	PIT	@	CHC	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
34	128 (4)	Aug 27	PIT	@	STL	W,14-1	GS	15	3.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
35	133 (4)	Sep 1 (2)	PIT		PHI	L,0-9	GS	24	4.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
36	135 (1)	Sep 3	PIT	@	CIN	L,4-7		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	144 (8)	Sep 13	PIT		LAD	W,9-4	GF	14	4.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
38	145	Sep 14 (1)	PIT		CHC	W,5-4		0	1.2	0	0	0	0	0
39	154 (8)	Sep 28	PIT		PHI	L,4-6		4	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
							39gm		91.2	8	13	0	21	0