Bobby Kline
John Robert Kline
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 179 lb.

Born: January 27, 1929 in St. Petersburg, FL (All Transactions)
Debut: April 11, 1955
Final Game: September 25, 1955
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1955 WSH AL 26 SS 69 44 391.2 265 97 153 15 35 .943 -0.7 -2.1 -1.7 -1.5 -0.2 1 5.74 3.62 .960 4.93 4.04
1955 WSH AL 26 2B 4 3 26.0 16 9 7 0 3 1.000 -0.5 -23.1 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 0 5.54 4.00 .975 5.37 4.88
1955 WSH AL 26 3B 3 0 5.0 5 1 3 1 0 .800 -0.1 -24.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 7.20 1.33 .960 3.24 2.73
1955 WSH AL 26 P 1 0 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 9.00 1.00 1.000 1.80 0.80
1 Season SS 69 44 391.2 265 97 153 15 35 .943 -0.7 -2.1 -1.7 -1.5 -0.2 1 5.74 3.62 .960 4.93 4.04
1 Season 2B 4 3 26.0 16 9 7 0 3 1.000 -0.5 -23.1 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 0 5.54 4.00 .975 5.37 4.88
1 Season 3B 3 0 5.0 5 1 3 1 0 .800 -0.1 -24.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 7.20 1.33 .960 3.24 2.73
1 Season P 1 0 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 9.00 1.00 1.000 1.80 0.80
1 Season TOT 77 47 423.2 287 107 164 16 38 .944 -1.3 -3.7 -2.3 -1.5 -0.8 1 5.76 3.52 .905 4.93 3.99

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
1955 WSH AL 26 77 47 77 77 1 0 0 4 3 69 0 0 0 0 1 0
1 Season 77 47 77 77 1 0 0 4 3 69 0 0 0 0 1 0
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 -- SS*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 63 463 163 363 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
1955 WSH AL 26 1795 69% 79% 25% 215 87% 0 95 50 34 11 153 105 43 0 1 15 0 11 4 14 36 17 2 9 0 2 33 19 11 3 3 0
1 Season 1795 69% 79% 25% 215 87% 0 95 50 34 11 153 105 43 0 1 15 0 11 4 14 36 17 2 9 0 2 33 19 11 3 3 0
MLB Averages 63% 79% 25% 90%

Advanced Fielding -- 2B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 543 463 43 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
1955 WSH AL 26 113 81% 82% 29% 9 89% 0 9 4 3 2 7 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0
1 Season 113 81% 82% 29% 9 89% 0 9 4 3 2 7 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0
MLB Averages 63% 79% 25% 93%

Advanced Fielding -- 3B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 543 53 GB LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1955 WSH AL 26 24 75% 88% 29% 5 80% 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season 24 75% 88% 29% 5 80% 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 63% 79% 25% 89% 61%

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%
1955 WSH AL 26 8 88% 13% 1 100% 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
1 Season 8 88% 13% 1 100% 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
MLB Averages 79% 25% 90% 83%

* 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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