Bob Locker
Robert Awtry Locker
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: March 15, 1938 in George, IA
High School: George (George, IA)
School: Iowa State University
Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1960. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 14, 1965
Final Game: June 20, 1975
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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
1965 CHW AL 27 P 51 0 91.1 38 10 28 0 3 1.000 3.74 0.75 .947 2.04 0.75
1966 CHW AL 28 P 56 0 95.0 37 11 25 1 1 .973 3.41 0.64 .951 1.99 0.75
1967 CHW AL 29 P 77 0 124.2 58 13 42 3 3 .948 3.97 0.71 .957 1.96 0.74
1968 CHW AL 30 P 70 0 90.1 32 6 25 1 1 .969 3.09 0.44 .956 1.89 0.73
1969 TOT AL 31 P 68 0 100.2 35 11 23 1 0 .971 3.04 0.50 .949 1.88 0.69
1969 CHW AL 31 P 17 0 22.0 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 2.05 0.29 .940 1.88 0.69
1969 SEP AL 31 P 51 0 78.2 30 10 19 1 0 .967 3.32 0.57 .950 1.88 0.69
1970 TOT AL 32 P 66 0 88.0 23 3 17 3 0 .870 2.05 0.30 .952 1.86 0.67
1970 MIL AL 32 P 28 0 31.2 6 1 4 1 0 .833 1.42 0.18 .950 1.88 0.67
1970 OAK AL 32 P 38 0 56.1 17 2 13 2 0 .882 2.40 0.39 .953 1.85 0.67
1971 OAK AL 33 P 47 0 72.0 25 3 20 2 0 .920 2.88 0.49 .960 1.98 0.77
1972 OAK AL 34 P 56 0 78.0 15 5 9 1 0 .933 1.62 0.25 .953 1.86 0.75
1973 CHC NL 35 P 63 0 106.1 35 10 21 4 3 .886 2.62 0.49 .954 1.88 0.73
1975 CHC NL 37 P 22 0 32.2 11 5 6 0 0 1.000 3.03 0.50 .945 1.87 0.72
10 Seasons P 576 0 879.0 309 77 216 16 11 .948 3.00 0.51 .953 1.92 0.73
10 Seasons TOT 576 0 879.0 309 77 216 16 11 .948 3.00 0.51 .901 1.92 0.73

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
1965 CHW AL 27 51 0 51 51 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1966 CHW AL 28 56 0 56 56 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1967 CHW AL 29 77 0 77 77 77 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1968 CHW AL 30 70 0 70 70 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 SEP AL 31 51 0 51 51 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 CHW AL 31 17 0 17 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 OAK AL 32 38 0 38 38 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 MIL AL 32 28 0 28 28 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1971 OAK AL 33 47 0 47 47 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1972 OAK AL 34 56 0 56 56 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1973 CHC NL 35 63 0 63 63 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1975 CHC NL 37 22 0 22 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Seasons 576 0 576 576 576 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 -- 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%
1965 CHW AL 27 384 74% 36% 32 100% 0 9 1 7 30 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 3 100%
1966 CHW AL 28 401 75% 38% 27 93% 1 11 0 9 25 18 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 3 67%
1967 CHW AL 29 523 78% 40% 47 89% 1 12 0 12 42 33 4 3 0 3 0 1 3 3 3 0 5 80%
1968 CHW AL 30 386 77% 35% 26 96% 1 6 1 5 25 19 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 5 100%
1969 SEP AL 31 342 78% 39% 24 92% 0 10 1 5 21 18 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 100%
1969 CHW AL 31 99 79% 37% 5 100% 0 1 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 OAK AL 32 245 78% 39% 16 88% 0 2 0 2 14 13 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 75%
1970 MIL AL 32 145 77% 30% 7 86% 0 1 0 0 6 5 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 100%
1971 OAK AL 33 310 79% 36% 24 88% 0 3 0 2 20 19 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 80%
1972 OAK AL 34 332 80% 40% 14 86% 0 5 0 4 11 10 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 100%
1973 CHC NL 35 469 74% 35% 28 79% 0 10 1 6 21 16 2 4 0 4 0 3 3 1 2 1 6 67%
1975 CHC NL 37 155 79% 42% 8 100% 0 4 0 3 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 100%
10 Seasons 3791 77% 37% 258 91% 3 74 4 55 227 188 13 16 0 15 1 11 11 6 10 1 40 85%
MLB Averages 77% 27% 90% 86%

* 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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