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Bob Miller

Robert John Miller

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: June 16, 1926 in Detroit, MI
High School: St. Mary's (Detroit, MI)
School: University of Detroit Mercy
Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1948. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 16, 1949
Team: Phillies 1949-1958

Final Game: August 10, 1958
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Dec 23, 2011, 8:58AM
All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson… 

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
1949 23 PHI NL 0 0 0.00 3 0 2 0 0 0 2.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 12 1.500 6.8 0.0 6.8 0.0 0.00
1950 24 PHI NL 11 6 .647 3.57 35 22 6 7 2 1 174.0 190 78 69 9 57 44 5 3 5 755 113 1.420 9.8 0.5 2.9 2.3 0.77 RoY-2
1951 25 PHI NL 2 1 .667 6.82 17 3 8 0 0 0 34.1 47 33 26 2 18 10 1 0 0 164 57 1.893 12.3 0.5 4.7 2.6 0.56
1952 26 PHI NL 0 1 .000 6.00 3 1 2 0 0 0 9.0 13 6 6 2 1 2 0 0 0 38 64 1.556 13.0 2.0 1.0 2.0 2.00
1953 27 PHI NL 8 9 .471 4.00 35 20 6 8 3 2 157.1 169 76 70 14 42 63 2 0 7 677 105 1.341 9.7 0.8 2.4 3.6 1.50
1954 28 PHI NL 7 9 .438 4.56 30 16 7 5 0 0 150.0 176 84 76 14 39 42 3 0 3 649 89 1.433 10.6 0.8 2.3 2.5 1.08
1955 29 PHI NL 8 4 .667 2.41 40 0 13 0 0 1 89.2 80 26 24 6 28 6 28 1 0 1 371 165 1.204 8.0 0.6 2.8 2.8 1.00
1956 30 PHI NL 3 6 .333 3.24 49 6 14 3 1 5 122.1 115 55 44 14 34 11 53 3 1 3 514 116 1.218 8.5 1.0 2.5 3.9 1.56
1957 31 PHI NL 2 5 .286 2.69 32 1 17 0 0 6 60.1 61 18 18 4 17 5 12 1 0 0 254 142 1.293 9.1 0.6 2.5 1.8 0.71
1958 32 PHI NL 1 1 .500 11.69 17 0 4 0 0 0 22.1 36 30 29 7 9 2 9 0 0 1 113 34 2.015 14.5 2.8 3.6 3.6 1.00
10 Seasons 42 42 .500 3.96 261 69 79 23 6 15 822.0 889 406 362 72 247 24 263 16 4 20 3547 101 1.382 9.7 0.8 2.7 2.9 1.06
162 Game Avg. 9 9 .500 3.96 54 14 16 5 1 3 169 183 84 75 15 51 54 3 1 4 731 101 1.382 9.7 0.8 2.7 2.9 1.06

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1949 23 PHI NL 2.2 0 0 2 0 1.0 2 0.2 $
1950 24 PHI NL 174.0 22 78 108 3 1.0 30 2.6 $ RoY-2
1951 25 PHI NL 34.1 3 33 20 0 1.0 -13 -1.4 $
1952 26 PHI NL 9.0 1 6 5 0 1.0 -1 -0.1 $
1953 27 PHI NL 157.1 20 76 97 5 1.2 21 2.1 $
1954 28 PHI NL 150.0 16 84 92 3 1.1 8 0.8 $
1955 29 PHI NL 89.2 0 26 52 3 1.2 26 2.1 $
1956 30 PHI NL 122.1 6 55 72 -2 .9 17 1.4 $
1957 31 PHI NL 60.1 1 18 36 0 1.1 18 1.6 $
1958 32 PHI NL 22.1 0 30 14 -1 .5 -16 -1.3 $
10 Seasons 822.0 69 406 498 11 1.1 92 8.0 $

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog
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
1950 24 PHI NL WS L NYY 0 1 .000 27.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 6.000 54.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1 WS 0 1 .000 27.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 6.000 54.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

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
1949 23 PHI NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1950 24 PHI NL 35 64 61 4 11 1 0 0 6 0 1 11 .180 .194 .197 .390 4 12 1 0 2 1 RoY-2
1951 25 PHI NL 17 7 7 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .429 .429 .429 .857 132 3 0 0 0 1
1952 26 PHI NL 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 /1
1953 27 PHI NL 35 56 55 5 10 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 17 .182 .182 .200 .382 -0 11 1 0 1 1
1954 28 PHI NL 30 56 50 5 8 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 16 .160 .208 .240 .448 17 12 3 0 3 0 1
1955 29 PHI NL 40 19 18 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .278 .278 .333 .611 63 6 0 0 1 0 0 1
1956 30 PHI NL 49 25 22 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .091 .130 .091 .221 -38 2 1 0 2 0 0 1
1957 31 PHI NL 32 11 8 4 2 0 0 1 4 0 0 2 4 .250 .364 .625 .989 163 5 0 0 0 1 0 1
1958 32 PHI NL 17 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
10 Seasons 261 241 223 21 41 4 0 2 15 0 0 7 64 .184 .208 .229 .436 16 51 6 0 10 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 150 138 13 25 2 0 1 9 0 4 40 .184 .208 .229 .436 16 32 4 0 6

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1950 24 PHI NL 64 -8 0 0 0 0 5 2 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ 1 RoY-2
1951 25 PHI NL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ 1
1952 26 PHI NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /1
1953 27 PHI NL 56 -8 0 0 0 0 4 2 -2 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $ 1
1954 28 PHI NL 57 -6 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ 1
1955 29 PHI NL 19 -1 -1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $ 1
1956 30 PHI NL 25 -4 0 0 0 0 2 1 -1 -0.2 -1 -0.1 -0.1 $ 1
1957 31 PHI NL 11 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0.2 2 0.2 0.0 $ 1
1958 32 PHI NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ 1
9 Seasons 242 -26 -1 1 0 0 17 8 -1 -0.2 -1 -0.1 -0.1 $

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
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
1950 24 PHI NL WS NYY L 1 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

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% PO Awards
1949 PHI NL 23 P 3 0 0 2.2 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 3.38 0.33 .950 2.02 2.03
1950 PHI NL 24 P 35 21 7 174.0 55 15 40 0 2 1.000 2.84 1.57 .961 2.12 2.10 5 4 44% 0 RoY-2
1951 PHI NL 25 P 17 3 0 34.1 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 1.05 0.24 .962 2.15 2.14 1 0 0% 0
1952 PHI NL 26 P 3 1 0 9.0 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 4.00 1.33 .952 2.20 2.17 1 1 50% 0
1953 PHI NL 27 P 35 20 8 157.1 32 8 24 0 3 1.000 1.83 0.91 .956 2.06 2.02 6 2 25% 0
1954 PHI NL 28 P 30 16 5 150.0 46 13 31 2 4 .957 2.64 1.47 .960 2.07 2.06 4 2 33% 2
1955 PHI NL 29 P 40 0 0 89.2 20 3 17 0 0 1.000 2.01 0.50 .950 2.04 2.02 5 2 29% 1
1956 PHI NL 30 P 49 6 3 122.1 28 9 19 0 1 1.000 2.06 0.57 .966 2.05 2.03 7 0 0% 0
1957 PHI NL 31 P 32 1 0 60.1 11 4 7 0 2 1.000 1.64 0.34 .962 2.06 2.08 3 2 40% 0
1958 PHI NL 32 P 17 0 0 22.1 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 1.61 0.24 .955 1.97 1.96 1 2 67% 0
10 Seasons P 261 68 23 822.0 205 55 148 2 12 .990 2.22 0.78 .959 2.07 2.05 33 15 31% 3
10 Seasons TOT 261 68 23 822.0 205 55 148 2 12 .990 2.22 0.78 .959 2.07 2.05 33 15 31% 3
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1950 NL  .647 (5th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1950 NL  2.948 (10th)
1953 NL  2.403 (9th)

Games Played s c a p y
1956 NL  49 (7th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1950 NL  2 (9th)
1953 NL  3 (6th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1950 NL  0.466 (3rd)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1950 NL  5 (8th)
1953 NL  7 (7th)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1955 NL  16 (9th)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1955 NL  1.7 (9th)

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)† s c a p y
1955 NL  18.95 (10th)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
1955 NL  2.3 (5th)

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
1955 NL  1.3 (9th)

Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)† s c a p y
1955 NL  2.0 (10th)

Fielding % as P s c a p y
1950 NL  1.000 (1st)
1955 NL  1.000 (1st)
1956 NL  1.000 (1st)
1957 NL  1.000 (1st)

                                         

† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1950-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these leaderboards.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 10 (1465), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 2 (1694), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 4 (1535), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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