Bob Klinger
Robert Harold Klinger
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: June 4, 1908 in Allenton, MO (All Transactions)
Debut: April 19, 1938
Final Game: September 23, 1947
Died: August 19, 1977 in Villa Ridge, MO
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1938 30 PIT NL 12 5 .706 2.99 28 21 4 10 1 1 159.1 152 63 53 7 42 58 6 2 0 659 126 1.218 8.6 0.4 2.4 3.3 1.38
1939 31 PIT NL 14 17 .452 4.36 37 33 3 10 2 0 225.0 251 120 109 11 81 64 3 0 6 989 88 1.476 10.0 0.4 3.2 2.6 0.79
1940 32 PIT NL 8 13 .381 5.39 39 22 6 3 0 3 142.0 196 102 85 5 53 48 5 0 5 662 71 1.754 12.4 0.3 3.4 3.0 0.91
1941 33 PIT NL 9 4 .692 3.93 35 9 18 3 0 4 116.2 127 58 51 5 30 36 1 0 2 499 92 1.346 9.8 0.4 2.3 2.8 1.20
1942 34 PIT NL 8 11 .421 3.24 37 19 9 8 1 1 152.2 151 69 55 6 45 58 3 0 4 657 104 1.284 8.9 0.4 2.7 3.4 1.29
1943 35 PIT NL 11 8 .579 2.72 33 25 6 14 3 0 195.0 185 77 59 6 58 65 0 0 0 809 128 1.246 8.5 0.3 2.7 3.0 1.12
1946 38 BOS AL 3 2 .600 2.37 28 1 20 0 0 9 57.0 49 16 15 1 25 16 1 0 1 236 155 1.298 7.7 0.2 3.9 2.5 0.64
1947 39 BOS AL 1 1 .500 3.86 28 0 17 0 0 5 42.0 42 20 18 5 24 12 1 1 1 194 101 1.571 9.0 1.1 5.1 2.6 0.50
8 Seasons 66 61 .520 3.68 265 130 83 48 7 23 1089.2 1153 525 445 46 358 357 20 3 19 4705 100 1.387 9.5 0.4 3.0 2.9 1.00
162 Game Avg. 11 11 .520 3.68 46 22 14 8 1 4 188 198 90 77 8 62 61 3 1 3 810 100 1.387 9.5 0.4 3.0 2.9 1.00
PIT (6 yrs) 62 58 .517 3.74 209 129 46 48 7 9 990.2 1062 489 412 40 309 329 18 2 17 4275 98 1.384 9.6 0.4 2.8 3.0 1.06
BOS (2 yrs) 4 3 .571 3.00 56 1 37 0 0 14 99.0 91 36 33 6 49 28 2 1 2 430 126 1.414 8.3 0.5 4.5 2.5 0.57
NL (6 yrs) 62 58 .517 3.74 209 129 46 48 7 9 990.2 1062 489 412 40 309 329 18 2 17 4275 98 1.384 9.6 0.4 2.8 3.0 1.06
AL (2 yrs) 4 3 .571 3.00 56 1 37 0 0 14 99.0 91 36 33 6 49 28 2 1 2 430 126 1.414 8.3 0.5 4.5 2.5 0.57

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1946 38 BOS AL WS L STL 0 1 .000 13.50 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 4.500 27.0 0.0 13.5 0.0 0.00
1 WS 0 1 .000 13.50 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 4.500 27.0 0.0 13.5 0.0 0.00

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1938 30 12 5 .706 2.99 28 21 4 10 1 1 159.1 152 63 53 7 42 58 6 2 0 659 126 1.218 8.6 0.4 2.4 3.3 1.38 126
1939 31 26 22 .542 3.79 65 54 7 20 3 1 384.1 403 183 162 18 123 122 9 2 6 1648 101 1.369 9.4 0.4 2.9 2.9 0.99 101
1940 32 34 35 .493 4.22 104 76 13 23 3 4 526.1 599 285 247 23 176 170 14 2 11 2310 90 1.472 10.2 0.4 3.0 2.9 0.97 90
1941 33 43 39 .524 4.17 139 85 31 26 3 8 643.0 726 343 298 28 206 206 15 2 13 2809 91 1.449 10.2 0.4 2.9 2.9 1.00 91
1942 34 51 50 .505 3.99 176 104 40 34 4 9 795.2 877 412 353 34 251 264 18 2 17 3466 93 1.418 9.9 0.4 2.8 3.0 1.05 93
1943 35 62 58 .517 3.74 209 129 46 48 7 9 990.2 1062 489 412 40 309 329 18 2 17 4275 98 1.384 9.6 0.4 2.8 3.0 1.06 98
1944 36 62 58 .517 3.74 209 129 46 48 7 9 990.2 1062 489 412 40 309 329 18 2 17 4275 98 1.384 9.6 0.4 2.8 3.0 1.06 98
1945 37 62 58 .517 3.74 209 129 46 48 7 9 990.2 1062 489 412 40 309 329 18 2 17 4275 98 1.384 9.6 0.4 2.8 3.0 1.06 98
1946 38 65 60 .520 3.67 237 130 66 48 7 18 1047.2 1111 505 427 41 334 345 19 2 18 4511 100 1.379 9.5 0.4 2.9 3.0 1.03 100
1947 39 66 61 .520 3.68 265 130 83 48 7 23 1089.2 1153 525 445 46 358 357 20 3 19 4705 100 1.387 9.5 0.4 3.0 2.9 1.00 100

Neutralized Pitching

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
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
1938 30 11 7 .611 3.09 163.0 160 62 56 7 44 59 6 1.252 8.8 2.4 3.3 1.34 0.4 28
1939 31 11 14 .440 4.56 229.0 265 129 116 12 86 65 3 1.533 10.4 3.4 2.6 0.76 0.5 37
1940 32 5 10 .333 5.73 143.0 207 101 91 5 56 48 5 1.839 13.0 3.5 3.0 0.86 0.3 39
1941 33 6 6 .500 4.31 117.0 135 62 56 5 32 36 1 1.427 10.4 2.5 2.8 1.13 0.4 35
1942 34 9 8 .529 3.73 157.0 170 72 65 7 51 60 3 1.408 9.7 2.9 3.4 1.18 0.4 37
1943 35 13 8 .619 3.15 194.0 201 76 68 7 63 65 0 1.361 9.3 2.9 3.0 1.03 0.3 33
1946 38 4 2 .667 2.57 56.0 51 18 16 1 26 16 1 1.375 8.2 4.2 2.6 0.62 0.2 28
1947 39 2 2 .500 3.98 43.0 45 21 19 5 26 12 1 1.651 9.4 5.4 2.5 0.46 1.0 28
8 Seasons 61 57 .517 3.98 1102.0 1234 541 487 49 384 361 20 1.468 10.1 2.9 0.94 0.4 265

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1938 NL  2.994 (5th)
1943 NL  2.723 (10th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1938 NL  .706 (2nd)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1938 NL  1.218 (5th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1938 NL  8.586 (5th)

Saves s c a p y
1940 NL  3 (6th)
1941 NL  4 (7th)
1946 AL  9 (1st)
1947 AL  5 (8th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1939 NL  225.0 (10th)

Games Started s c a p y
1939 NL  33 (7th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1939 NL  2 (8th)
1943 NL  3 (7th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1939 NL  81 (9th)

Hits s c a p y
1939 NL  251 (7th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1938 NL  .395 (8th)

Losses s c a p y
1939 NL  17 (1st)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1939 NL  109 (3rd)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1939 NL  6 (5th)
1940 NL  5 (6th)
1942 NL  4 (9th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1938 NL  6 (5th)
1940 NL  5 (9th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1939 NL  989 (9th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1941 NL  18 (7th)
1946 AL  20 (4th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1938 NL  126 (4th)
1943 NL  128 (8th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 3 (551), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 31 (756), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 6 (1150), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 6 (1212), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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