Bobby Malkmus
Robert Edward Malkmus
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: July 4, 1931 in Newark, NJ
Signed by the Boston Braves as an amateur free agent in 1951. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 1, 1957
Final Game: May 15, 1962
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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
1957 25 MLN NL 13 25 22 6 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 .091 .200 .182 .382 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 /4
1958 26 WSH AL 41 74 70 5 13 2 1 0 3 0 0 4 15 .186 .230 .243 .473 32 17 3 0 0 0 0 4/56
1959 27 WSH AL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1960 28 PHI NL 79 147 133 16 28 4 1 1 12 2 2 11 28 .211 .267 .278 .545 50 37 2 0 1 2 0 645
1961 29 PHI NL 121 374 342 39 79 8 2 7 31 1 3 20 43 .231 .276 .327 .603 61 112 7 2 8 2 1 465 MVP-22
1962 30 PHI NL 8 5 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .400 .600 59 2 0 0 0 0 0 /6
6 Seasons 268 625 572 69 123 15 5 8 46 3 5 38 90 .215 .265 .301 .565 53 172 12 2 9 4 1
162 Game Avg. 162 378 346 42 74 9 3 5 28 2 3 23 54 .215 .265 .301 .565 53 104 7 1 5 2 1
PHI (3 yrs) 208 526 480 58 108 13 3 8 43 3 5 31 72 .225 .273 .315 .587 58 151 9 2 9 4 1
WSH (2 yrs) 47 74 70 5 13 2 1 0 3 0 0 4 15 .186 .230 .243 .473 32 17 3 0 0 0 0
MLN (1 yr) 13 25 22 6 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 .091 .200 .182 .382 7 4 0 0 0 0 0
NL (4 yrs) 221 551 502 64 110 13 4 8 43 3 5 34 75 .219 .269 .309 .578 56 155 9 2 9 4 1
AL (2 yrs) 47 74 70 5 13 2 1 0 3 0 0 4 15 .186 .230 .243 .473 32 17 3 0 0 0 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
1957 25 MLN NL 25 20 1 1.4 97 .105 .091 .260 .200 .322 .182 .403 .382 .725 7 .096 -3.0 -0.3 .350 .227 .091
1958 26 WSH AL 74 60 3 1.3 96 .236 .186 .259 .230 .328 .243 .394 .473 .722 32 .106 -6.7 -0.7 .350 .114 .057
1960 28 PHI NL 147 112 10 2.4 99 .255 .211 .263 .267 .329 .278 .404 .545 .733 50 .252 -9.2 -0.9 .440 .150 .068 1.3
1961 29 PHI NL 374 283 30 2.8 104 .245 .231 .268 .276 .334 .327 .417 .603 .751 61 .286 -19.8 -2.0 .484 .149 .096 1.8
1962 30 PHI NL 5 4 0 0.0 100 .250 .200 .266 .200 .333 .400 .404 .600 .737 59 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .500 .200 .200
6 Seasons 625 479 44 2.5 102 .241 .215 .265 .265 .332 .301 .410 .565 .742 53 .245 -38.9 -3.9 .451 .149 .086 4.4
162 Game Avg. 378 290 27 2.5 102 .241 .215 .265 .265 .332 .301 .410 .565 .742 53 .245 -38.9 -3.9 .451 .149 .086 3
PHI (3 yrs) 526 399 40 2.7 103 .248 .225 .266 .273 .333 .315 .413 .587 .746 58 .274 -29.2 -2.9 .472 .150 .090 4.4
WSH (2 yrs) 74 60 3 1.3 96 .236 .186 .259 .230 .328 .243 .394 .473 .722 32 .106 -6.7 -0.7 .350 .114 .057
MLN (1 yr) 25 20 1 1.4 97 .105 .091 .260 .200 .322 .182 .403 .382 .725 7 .096 -3.0 -0.3 .350 .227 .091
NL (4 yrs) 551 419 41 2.6 102 .241 .219 .266 .269 .332 .309 .413 .578 .745 56 .265 -32.2 -3.2 .466 .153 .090 4.4
AL (2 yrs) 74 60 3 1.3 96 .236 .186 .259 .230 .328 .243 .394 .473 .722 32 .106 -6.7 -0.7 .350 .114 .057

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
1957 25 MLN NL 25 0.0% 12.0% 12.0% 4.0% 50% 1.00 7.3 0.55 76%
1958 26 WSH AL 74 0.0% 20.3% 5.4% 4.1% 23% 3.75 4.7 23.3 0.96 74%
1960 28 PHI NL 147 0.7% 19.1% 7.5% 4.1% 21% 2.55 4.8 133.0 11.1 0.93 72%
1961 29 PHI NL 374 1.9% 11.5% 5.4% 4.6% 22% 2.15 8.0 48.9 11.0 1.05 79%
1962 30 PHI NL 5 0.0% 20.0% 0.0% 20.0% 100% 5.0 0.50 80%
6 Seasons 625 1.3% 14.4% 6.1% 4.5% 23% 2.37 6.4 71.5 12.4 0.98 76%
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
1957 25 MLN NL 0 0 120% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 25% 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
1958 26 WSH AL 0 0 29% 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 17% 5 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1960 28 PHI NL 2 0 40% 69 2 2 50% 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 55% 13 8 5 2 2 0 7 0 7
1961 29 PHI NL 7 0 34% 156 1 3 25% 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 6 8 50% 13 6 6 3 3 0 10 1 7
1962 30 PHI NL 0 0 300% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33% 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Seasons 9 0 39% 276 3 5 38% 3 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 7 15 46% 36 23 12 5 5 0 20 2 16
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
1957 25 MLN NL 25 12% 2 3 0 0 0 0.70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 3 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1958 26 WSH AL 74 36% 13 10 4 0 0 0.82 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 3 15% 10 1 10% 48 3 6% 4 1 25% 3 1 33% 0
1960 28 PHI NL 147 35% 28 5 0 0 0 1.01 1 1 6 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 33% 21 2 10% 11 4 36% 73 11 15% 9 4 44% 5 2 40% 0
1961 29 PHI NL 374 42% 79 6 0 0 0 1.92 7 0 7 3 4 4 3 0 10 8 80% 53 7 13% 31 13 42% 189 24 13% 17 11 65% 17 3 18% 0
1962 30 PHI NL 5 80% 1 3 0 0 0 0.36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
6 Seasons 625 39% 123 27 4 0 0 1.04 8 1 15 4 4 5 3 0 13 9 69% 95 12 13% 52 18 35% 316 38 12% 30 16 53% 26 6 23% 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
1957 25 13 25 22 6 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 .091 .200 .182 .382 7 4 0 0 0 0 0
1958 26 54 99 92 11 15 2 2 0 3 0 0 7 18 .163 .222 .228 .450 26 21 3 0 0 0 0
1959 27 60 99 92 11 15 2 2 0 3 0 0 7 18 .163 .222 .228 .450 26 21 3 0 0 0 0
1960 28 139 246 225 27 43 6 3 1 15 2 2 18 46 .191 .249 .258 .507 40 58 5 0 1 2 0
1961 29 260 620 567 66 122 14 5 8 46 3 5 38 89 .215 .265 .300 .565 53 170 12 2 9 4 1
1962 30 268 625 572 69 123 15 5 8 46 3 5 38 90 .215 .265 .301 .565 53 172 12 2 9 4 1

Neutralized Batting

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average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1957 25 14 26 23 7 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 3 .087 .192 .174 .366 1 13
1958 26 43 78 74 6 14 2 1 0 4 0 4 16 .189 .231 .243 .474 4 41
1960 28 83 155 141 18 31 4 1 1 14 2 12 29 .220 .277 .284 .561 11 79
1961 29 126 382 357 41 82 8 2 7 32 1 21 45 .230 .275 .322 .597 31 121
1962 30 8 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 8
5 Seasons 274 646 600 72 129 14 5 8 50 3 40 94 .215 .265 .295 .560 47 262
162 Game Avg. 162 382 355 43 76 8 3 5 30 2 24 56 .215 .265 .295 .560 28 262

* 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.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1961 NL (22, 0%)
0.00 Career Shares (1684th)

                                          

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