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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

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
1938 30 PIT NL 28 63 60 5 10 0 0 0 3 0 2 13 .167 .194 .167 .360 -1 10 1 0 1 1
1939 31 PIT NL 37 90 84 9 17 0 0 0 6 0 5 12 .202 .247 .202 .450 23 17 2 0 1 1
1940 32 PIT NL 39 44 42 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .143 .163 .143 .306 -15 6 3 0 1 1
1941 33 PIT NL 35 35 32 1 8 2 0 0 3 0 2 4 .250 .294 .313 .607 71 10 1 0 1 1
1942 34 PIT NL 37 50 40 3 8 1 0 0 3 0 5 4 .200 .289 .225 .514 50 9 2 0 5 1
1943 35 PIT NL 33 74 65 5 16 2 0 0 4 0 5 2 .246 .300 .277 .577 65 18 4 0 4 1
1946 38 BOS AL 28 19 16 1 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .313 .313 .313 .625 71 5 1 0 3 1
1947 39 BOS AL 28 11 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .111 .111 .111 .222 -40 1 0 0 2 1
8 Seasons 265 386 348 28 71 5 0 0 21 0 0 20 41 .204 .247 .218 .466 30 76 14 0 18
162 Game Avg. 162 236 213 17 43 3 0 0 13 0 12 25 .204 .247 .218 .466 30 46 9 0 11
PIT (6 yrs) 209 356 323 26 65 5 0 0 19 0 20 37 .201 .248 .217 .465 30 70 13 0 13
BOS (2 yrs) 56 30 25 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 .240 .240 .240 .480 31 6 1 0 5
NL (6 yrs) 209 356 323 26 65 5 0 0 19 0 20 37 .201 .248 .217 .465 30 70 13 0 13
AL (2 yrs) 56 30 25 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 .240 .240 .240 .480 31 6 1 0 5

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1946 38 BOS AL WS STL L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1938 PIT NL 30 P 28 38 4 34 0 2 1.000 1.36 .963 1.13
1939 PIT NL 31 P 37 72 7 62 3 5 .958 1.86 .960 1.09
1940 PIT NL 32 P 39 39 6 33 0 1 1.000 1.00 .962 1.10
1941 PIT NL 33 P 35 30 4 25 1 3 .967 0.83 .963 1.09
1942 PIT NL 34 P 37 50 14 35 1 0 .980 1.32 .968 1.17
1943 PIT NL 35 P 33 51 14 37 0 2 1.000 1.55 .959 1.16
1946 BOS AL 38 P 28 13 1 11 1 0 .923 0.43 .954 1.01
1947 BOS AL 39 P 28 8 4 4 0 0 1.000 0.29 .950 0.95
8 Seasons P 265 301 54 241 6 13 .980 1.11 .961 1.09
8 Seasons TOT 265 301 54 241 6 13 .980 1.11 .942 1.09

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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  7. Tony Kaufmann (954)
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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

October 5, 1937: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1937 rule 5 draft.

May 7, 1946: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

May 9, 1946: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

September 24, 1947: Released by the Boston Red Sox.

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