Bobby Mitchell
Robert Vance Mitchell
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: October 22, 1943 in Norristown, PA
High School: Norristown (Norristown, PA)
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1965. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 5, 1970
Final Game: September 28, 1975
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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
1970 26 NYY AL 10 25 22 1 5 2 0 0 4 0 2 2 3 .227 .320 .318 .638 81 7 0 1 0 0 0 /98
1971 27 MIL AL 35 61 55 7 10 1 1 2 6 0 2 6 18 .182 .262 .345 .608 73 19 0 0 0 0 1 9/87
1973 29 MIL AL 47 136 130 12 29 6 0 5 20 4 1 5 32 .223 .250 .385 .635 79 50 0 0 0 1 1 D79
1974 30 MIL AL 88 194 173 27 42 6 2 5 20 7 6 18 46 .243 .314 .387 .702 103 67 3 1 0 2 1 D97/8
1975 31 MIL AL 93 259 229 39 57 14 3 9 41 3 4 25 69 .249 .320 .454 .774 117 104 5 0 3 2 1 7D
5 Seasons 273 675 609 86 143 29 6 21 91 14 15 56 168 .235 .299 .406 .705 100 247 8 2 3 5 4
162 Game Avg. 162 401 361 51 85 17 4 12 54 8 9 33 100 .235 .299 .406 .705 100 147 5 1 2 3 2
MIL (4 yrs) 263 650 587 85 138 27 6 21 87 14 13 54 165 .235 .298 .409 .707 101 240 8 1 3 5 4
NYY (1 yr) 10 25 22 1 5 2 0 0 4 0 2 2 3 .227 .320 .318 .638 81 7 0 1 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
1970 26 NYY AL 25 19 2 2.8 93 .263 .227 .252 .320 .325 .318 .385 .638 .710 81 .317 -0.4 -0.0 .421 .091 .091
1971 27 MIL AL 61 47 5 2.9 91 .229 .182 .253 .262 .324 .345 .375 .608 .699 73 .349 -2.3 -0.2 .489 .236 .164 .0
1973 29 MIL AL 136 103 13 3.4 91 .255 .223 .256 .250 .324 .385 .376 .635 .701 79 .389 -4.2 -0.4 .569 .223 .162 4.4
1974 30 MIL AL 194 142 20 3.8 88 .298 .243 .257 .314 .322 .387 .370 .702 .691 103 .461 0.4 0.0 .621 .254 .145 5.8
1975 31 MIL AL 259 186 32 4.6 93 .314 .249 .258 .320 .328 .454 .379 .774 .707 117 .533 4.8 0.5 .707 .310 .205 4.5
5 Seasons 675 497 72 3.9 91 .287 .235 .257 .299 .325 .406 .376 .705 .701 100 .461 -1.7 -0.2 .622 .261 .171 16.8
162 Game Avg. 401 295 43 3.9 91 .287 .235 .257 .299 .325 .406 .376 .705 .701 100 .461 -1.7 -0.2 .622 .261 .171 10
MIL (4 yrs) 650 478 70 3.9 91 .288 .235 .257 .298 .325 .409 .375 .707 .700 101 .467 -1.3 -0.1 .630 .267 .174 16.8
NYY (1 yr) 25 19 2 2.8 93 .263 .227 .252 .320 .325 .318 .385 .638 .710 81 .318 -0.4 -0.0 .421 .091 .091

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
1970 26 NYY AL 25 0.0% 12.0% 8.0% 8.0% 40% 1.50 7.3 5.5 1.60 76%
1971 27 MIL AL 61 3.3% 29.5% 9.8% 6.6% 40% 3.00 3.1 27.5 9.2 0.47 57%
1973 29 MIL AL 136 3.7% 23.5% 3.7% 8.1% 38% 6.40 4.1 26.0 6.5 0.89 69%
1974 30 MIL AL 194 2.6% 23.7% 9.3% 6.7% 31% 2.56 3.8 34.6 8.7 0.62 64%
1975 31 MIL AL 259 3.5% 26.6% 9.7% 10.0% 46% 2.76 3.3 25.4 5.6 0.72 59%
5 Seasons 675 3.1% 24.9% 8.3% 8.3% 39% 3.00 3.6 29.0 6.7 0.72 63%
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
1970 26 NYY AL 1 0 13% 12 0 2 0% 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 67% 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
1971 27 MIL AL 2 0 36% 33 0 2 0% 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 29% 5 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 0
1973 29 MIL AL 4 0 24% 53 4 1 80% 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 42% 5 5 0 0 0 0 7 2 5
1974 30 MIL AL 2 0 39% 89 7 6 54% 6 5 0 1 1 0 3 2 2 4 58% 8 5 3 1 1 0 10 2 8
1975 31 MIL AL 2 0 41% 97 3 4 43% 3 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 56% 9 4 4 1 1 0 6 1 5
5 Seasons 11 0 36% 284 14 15 48% 12 14 1 1 1 0 5 2 9 12 51% 30 19 10 4 3 1 23 5 18
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
1970 26 NYY AL 25 92% 5 3 1 0 0 0.75 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0% 2 1 50% 22 4 18% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
1971 27 MIL AL 61 84% 10 12 1 0 1 1.75 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0% 11 0 0% 5 1 20% 35 4 11% 2 0 0% 6 2 33% 0
1973 29 MIL AL 136 65% 29 8 2 0 0 2.70 5 0 5 1 4 3 2 0 1 0 0% 19 0 0% 14 4 29% 104 16 15% 12 4 33% 15 1 7% 0
1974 30 MIL AL 194 62% 42 10 2 0 1 2.11 5 0 2 2 3 1 4 0 0 0 25 3 12% 16 3 19% 104 16 15% 7 3 43% 6 2 33% 0
1975 31 MIL AL 259 52% 57 13 2 0 2 1.68 9 0 8 2 7 5 4 0 3 3 100% 59 5 8% 25 5 20% 177 32 18% 17 9 53% 20 7 35% 0
5 Seasons 675 62% 143 46 8 0 4 1.91 21 0 18 6 15 11 10 0 5 3 60% 120 8 7% 62 14 23% 442 72 16% 39 17 44% 47 12 26% 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
1970 26 10 25 22 1 5 2 0 0 4 0 2 2 3 .227 .320 .318 .638 81 7 0 1 0 0 0
1971 27 45 86 77 8 15 3 1 2 10 0 4 8 21 .195 .279 .338 .617 75 26 0 1 0 0 1
1972 28 45 86 77 8 15 3 1 2 10 0 4 8 21 .195 .279 .338 .617 75 26 0 1 0 0 1
1973 29 92 222 207 20 44 9 1 7 30 4 5 13 53 .213 .261 .367 .628 78 76 0 1 0 1 2
1974 30 180 416 380 47 86 15 3 12 50 11 11 31 99 .226 .286 .376 .662 89 143 3 2 0 3 3
1975 31 273 675 609 86 143 29 6 21 91 14 15 56 168 .235 .299 .406 .705 100 247 8 2 3 5 4

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1970 26 10 25 22 1 5 2 0 0 4 0 2 3 .227 .320 .318 .638 2 10
1971 27 35 61 55 8 10 1 1 2 6 0 6 18 .182 .262 .345 .608 5 35
1973 29 47 140 133 14 32 7 0 6 23 4 6 32 .241 .271 .429 .700 15 47
1974 30 88 198 176 32 45 6 2 5 23 8 19 46 .256 .328 .398 .726 24 88
1975 31 94 260 232 43 59 14 3 9 45 3 26 69 .254 .327 .457 .784 35 93
5 Seasons 274 684 618 98 151 30 6 22 101 15 59 168 .244 .310 .419 .729 81 273
162 Game Avg. 162 404 365 58 89 18 4 13 60 9 35 99 .244 .310 .419 .729 48 273

* 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.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 5 (2537), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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