Bobby Klaus
Robert Francis Klaus
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: December 27, 1937 in Spring Grove, IL
High School: Grant Community (Fox Lake, IL)
School: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Signed by the Cincinnati Redlegs as an amateur free agent in 1959. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 21, 1964
Final Game: October 3, 1965
Relatives: Brother of Billy Klaus
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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
1964 26 TOT NL 96 336 302 35 68 13 4 4 17 4 4 29 43 .225 .291 .334 .626 77 101 3 0 3 2 0 45/6
1964 26 CIN NL 40 100 93 10 17 5 1 2 6 1 0 4 13 .183 .212 .323 .535 47 30 1 0 1 2 0 45/6
1964 26 NYM NL 56 236 209 25 51 8 3 2 11 3 4 25 30 .244 .325 .340 .664 90 71 2 0 2 0 0 54/6
1965 27 NYM NL 119 337 288 30 55 12 0 2 12 1 6 45 49 .191 .302 .253 .556 62 73 4 1 3 0 0 465
2 Seasons 215 673 590 65 123 25 4 6 29 5 10 74 92 .208 .297 .295 .592 70 174 7 1 6 2 0
162 Game Avg. 162 507 445 49 93 19 3 5 22 4 8 56 69 .208 .297 .295 .592 70 131 5 1 5 2 0
NYM (2 yrs) 175 573 497 55 106 20 3 4 23 4 10 70 79 .213 .312 .290 .601 74 144 6 1 5 0 0
CIN (1 yr) 40 100 93 10 17 5 1 2 6 1 0 4 13 .183 .212 .323 .535 47 30 1 0 1 2 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
1964 26 TOT NL 336 246 31 3.4 93 .249 .225 .262 .291 .319 .334 .389 .626 .708 77 .414 -9.0 -1.0 .539 .205 .109 4.0
1964 26 CIN NL 100 80 7 2.4 96 .188 .183 .267 .212 .325 .323 .396 .535 .721 47 .266 -6.8 -0.7 .455 .194 .140 1.3
1964 26 NYM NL 236 166 24 3.9 91 .277 .244 .260 .325 .317 .340 .386 .664 .703 90 .476 -2.2 -0.2 .579 .211 .096 2.4
1965 27 NYM NL 337 246 24 2.6 90 .224 .191 .254 .302 .316 .253 .383 .556 .700 62 .305 -12.7 -1.3 .469 .201 .063 1.3
2 Seasons 673 492 55 3.0 91 .237 .208 .258 .297 .318 .295 .386 .592 .704 70 .360 -21.7 -2.3 .504 .203 .086 5.5
162 Game Avg. 507 371 41 3.0 91 .237 .208 .258 .297 .318 .295 .386 .592 .704 70 .360 -21.7 -2.3 .504 .203 .086 4
NYM (2 yrs) 573 412 48 3.1 91 .246 .213 .256 .312 .317 .290 .384 .601 .701 74 .378 -14.9 -1.6 .514 .205 .076 4.0
CIN (1 yr) 100 80 7 2.3 96 .188 .183 .267 .212 .325 .323 .396 .535 .721 47 .266 -6.8 -0.7 .455 .194 .140 1.3

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
1964 26 TOT NL 336 1.2% 12.8% 8.6% 6.3% 31% 1.48 7.0 75.5 17.8 0.98 76%
1964 26 CIN NL 100 2.0% 13.0% 4.0% 8.0% 47% 3.25 7.2 46.5 15.5 1.17 80%
1964 26 NYM NL 236 0.9% 12.7% 10.6% 5.5% 26% 1.20 7.0 104.5 19.0 0.90 75%
1965 27 NYM NL 337 0.6% 14.5% 13.4% 4.2% 26% 1.09 5.9 144.0 24.0 0.97 70%
2 Seasons 673 0.9% 13.7% 11.0% 5.2% 29% 1.24 6.4 98.3 20.3 0.97 73%
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
1964 26 TOT NL 7 0 33% 121 4 4 50% 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 44% 21 10 11 3 2 1 8 5 2
1964 26 CIN NL 2 0 42% 34 1 0 100% 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 38% 6 4 2 0 0 0 2 1 1
1964 26 NYM NL 5 0 31% 87 3 4 43% 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 46% 15 6 9 3 2 1 6 4 1
1965 27 NYM NL 4 0 28% 156 1 6 14% 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 10 32% 24 16 7 5 5 0 5 1 4
2 Seasons 11 0 31% 277 5 10 33% 4 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 8 21 38% 45 26 18 8 7 1 13 6 6
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
1964 26 TOT NL 336 35% 68 7 0 0 0 1.36 4 0 6 2 2 1 3 0 5 3 60% 49 3 6% 20 6 30% 155 18 12% 7 4 57% 10 3 30% 0
1964 26 CIN NL 100 49% 17 5 0 0 0 1.53 2 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 100% 17 1 6% 10 4 40% 46 4 9% 3 2 67% 2 0 0% 0
1964 26 NYM NL 236 30% 51 2 0 0 0 0.94 2 0 5 0 2 1 1 0 4 2 50% 32 2 6% 10 2 20% 109 14 13% 4 2 50% 8 3 38% 0
1965 27 NYM NL 337 38% 55 4 1 0 0 0.69 2 0 7 1 1 1 1 0 5 3 60% 47 4 9% 21 4 19% 160 11 7% 13 2 15% 13 3 23% 0
2 Seasons 673 37% 123 11 1 0 0 1.12 6 0 13 3 3 2 4 0 10 6 60% 96 7 7% 41 10 24% 315 29 9% 20 6 30% 23 6 26% 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
1964 26 96 336 302 35 68 13 4 4 17 4 4 29 43 .225 .291 .334 .626 77 101 3 0 3 2 0
1965 27 215 673 590 65 123 25 4 6 29 5 10 74 92 .208 .297 .295 .592 70 174 7 1 6 2 0

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1964 26 96 342 308 39 74 14 4 4 19 4 32 43 .240 .310 .351 .661 34 96
1965 27 118 346 294 34 62 14 0 2 14 1 51 49 .211 .329 .279 .608 27 119
2 Seasons 214 688 602 73 136 28 4 6 33 5 83 92 .226 .320 .316 .635 61 215
162 Game Avg. 162 521 456 55 103 21 3 5 25 4 63 70 .226 .320 .316 .635 46 215

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