Bobby Keefe

Robert Francis Keefe

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 155 lb.

Born: June 16, 1882 in Folsom, CA
School: Santa Clara University (Santa Clara, CA) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 15, 1907
Teams (by GP): Reds/Highlanders 1907-1912

Final Game: July 26, 1912
Died: December 6, 1964 in Sacramento, CA
Buried: St. John Cemetery, Folsom, CA
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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
1904	22	TAC	A	34	15	.694	2.40	55	50					438.2	370	167	117		134							1.149	7.6		2.7			TAC · PCL
1905	23	TAC	A	30	22	.577	1.61	57	54					468.2	319	109	84		128							0.954	6.1		2.5			TAC · PCL
1906	24	MTL	A	7	6	.538		13						108.0	99	36			30							1.194	8.2		2.5			MTL · EL
1907	25	MTL	A	4	13	.235		18						131.0	127	69			45							1.313	8.7		3.1			MTL · EL
1907	25	NYY	AL	3	5	.375	2.50	19	3	14	0	0	3	57.2	60	18	16	1	20	20	1	0	2	243	113	1.387	9.4	0.2	3.1	3.1	1.00

1908	26	MTL	A	15	12	.556		32	26					240.0	184	93			72							1.067	6.9		2.7			MTL · EL
1909	27	MTL	A	13	18	.419		38						271.0	226	99			60							1.055	7.5		2.0			MTL · EL
1910	28	MTL	A	22	12	.647		42						291.0	194	78			81							0.945	6.0		2.5			MTL · EL
1911	29	CIN	NL	12	13	.480	2.69	39	26	11	15	0	3	234.1	196	88	70	7	76	105	3	0	4	936	124	1.161	7.5	0.3	2.9	4.0	1.38
1912	30	ROC	AA	7	3	.700		10						82.1	63	26			18							0.984	6.9		2.0			ROC · IL
1912	30	CIN	NL	1	3	.250	5.24	17	6	7	0	0	2	68.2	78	52	40	0	33	29	4	0	2	313	65	1.617	10.2	0.0	4.3	3.8	0.88
1913	31	ROC	AA	21	12	.636		35						273.0	262	94			78							1.245	8.6		2.6			ROC · IL
1914	32	ROC	AA	17	10	.630		30						242.1	232	94			68							1.238	8.6		2.5			ROC · IL
1915	33	POR	AA	2	3	.400	3.71	13						60.2	72	37	25		20							1.516	10.7		3.0			POR · PCL
1921	39	SFR	AA	0	0		3.80	10	0					21.1	32	12	9		6							1.781	13.5		2.5			SFR · PCL
3 Yrs				16	21	.432	3.14	75	35	32	15	0	8	360.2	334	158	126	8	129	154	8	0	8	1492	104	1.284	8.3	0.2	3.2	3.8	1.19
162 Game Avg.				10	13	.432	3.14	46	22	20	9	0	5	223	206	98	78	5	80	95	5	0	5	922	104	1.284	8.3	0.2	3.2	3.8	1.19

CIN (2 yrs)				13	16	.448	3.27	56	32	18	15	0	5	303.0	274	140	110	7	109	134	7	0	6	1249	102	1.264	8.1	0.2	3.2	4.0	1.23
NYY (1 yr)				3	5	.375	2.50	19	3	14	0	0	3	57.2	60	18	16	1	20	20	1	0	2	243	113	1.387	9.4	0.2	3.1	3.1	1.00

NL (2 yrs)				13	16	.448	3.27	56	32	18	15	0	5	303.0	274	140	110	7	109	134	7	0	6	1249	102	1.264	8.1	0.2	3.2	4.0	1.23
AL (1 yr)				3	5	.375	2.50	19	3	14	0	0	3	57.2	60	18	16	1	20	20	1	0	2	243	113	1.387	9.4	0.2	3.1	3.1	1.00

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
1907	25	NYY	AL	57.2	19	3	18	2.81	3.61	-0.52	0.00	110.0	4.55	11	1.4	1.0	-0.0	1.9	16	.575	.509	$

1911	29	CIN	NL	234.1	39	26	88	3.38	4.44	-0.05	0.00	98.0	4.40	29	3.2	1.0	-0.2	4.8	47	.583	.520	$
1912	30	CIN	NL	68.2	17	6	52	6.82	4.67	-0.10	0.00	99.0	4.72	-16	-1.5	1.0	-0.1	-1.0	-10	.413	.491	$
3 Seasons				360.2	75	35	158	3.94	4.35	-0.14	0.00	100.1	4.49	25	3.2	1.0	-0.3	5.7	54	.542	.507	$

CIN (2 yrs)				303.0	56	32	140	4.16	4.49	-0.06	0.00	98.2	4.48	13	1.7	1.0	-0.3	3.8	38	.531	.505	$
NYY (1 yr)				57.2	19	3	18	2.81	3.61	-0.52	0.00	110.0	4.55	11	1.4	1.0	-0.0	1.9	16	.575	.509	$

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1907	25	3	5	.375	2.50	19	3	14	0	3	57.2	60	18	16	1	20	20	1	2	243	113	1.387	9.4	0.2	3.1	3.1	1.00	113
1908	26	3	5	.375	2.50	19	3	14	0	3	57.2	60	18	16	1	20	20	1	2	243	113	1.387	9.4	0.2	3.1	3.1	1.00	113
1909	27	3	5	.375	2.50	19	3	14	0	3	57.2	60	18	16	1	20	20	1	2	243	113	1.387	9.4	0.2	3.1	3.1	1.00	113
1910	28	3	5	.375	2.50	19	3	14	0	3	57.2	60	18	16	1	20	20	1	2	243	113	1.387	9.4	0.2	3.1	3.1	1.00	113
1911	29	15	18	.455	2.65	58	29	25	15	6	292.0	256	106	86	8	96	125	4	6	1179	122	1.205	7.9	0.2	3.0	3.9	1.30	122
1912	30	16	21	.432	3.14	75	35	32	15	8	360.2	334	158	126	8	129	154	8	8	1492	104	1.284	8.3	0.2	3.2	3.8	1.19	104

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
1907	25	4	2	.667	3.11	55.0	67	21	19	1	22	19	1	1.618	11.0	3.6	3.1	0.86	0.2	19

1911	29	16	9	.640	2.92	228.0	205	82	74	7	79	102	3	1.246	8.1	3.1	4.0	1.29	0.3	39
1912	30	3	4	.429	5.27	70.0	82	46	41	0	35	30	4	1.671	10.5	4.5	3.9	0.86	0.0	17
3 Yrs		23	15	.605	3.42	353.0	354	149	134	8	136	151	8	1.388	9.0		3.8	1.11	0.2	75

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y 1911 NL 4.8 (8th)	Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y 1911 NL 1.161 (8th)	Hits per 9 IP s c a p y 1911 NL 7.528 (6th)	Saves s c a p y 1907 AL 3 (4th) 1911 NL 3 (8th) 1912 NL 2 (10th)
Games Finished s c a p y 1907 AL 14 (2nd)	Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y 1911 NL 19 (9th)	Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y 1911 NL 1.9 (9th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray Ink	Pitching - 11 (1423), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame Monitor	Pitching - 1 (1951), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

Similarity Scores

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