Bob Ross

Floyd Robert Ross

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 165 lb.

Born: November 2, 1928 in Fullerton, CA
School: San Jose State University (San Jose, CA)
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1945. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 16, 1950
Teams (by GP): Senators/Phillies 1950-1956

Final Game: May 8, 1956
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Standard Pitching

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
1945	16	LAD-min	D	5	7	.417	3.16	15	10					94.0	77	49	33		38								1.223	7.4		3.6			THM · NCSL
1946	17	LAD-min	C	10	7	.588	3.57	22						141.0	116	82	56		86								1.433	7.4		5.5			SNB · CALL
1947	18	LAD-min	A,AA	9	6	.600	3.95	27						139.0	139	73	61		80								1.576	9.0		5.2			PBO,FTW · WL,TL
1948	19	LAD-min	A,AAA	2	7	.222	7.43	24				0		86.0	103	92	71		73		16	1	0	3			2.047	10.8		7.6	1.7	0.22	PBO,STP · WL,AA
1949	20	LAD-min	A,AAA	7	6	.538	4.37	32						140.0	124	80	68		122								1.757	8.0		7.8			PBO,STP · WL,AA
1950	21	MIN-min	AA	10	10	.500	3.95	30						180.0	186	94	79		92								1.544	9.3		4.6			CNG · SOUA
1950	21	WSH	AL	0	1	.000	8.53	6	2	4	0	0	0	12.2	15	12	12	1	15		2	0	1	2	69	54	2.368	10.7	0.7	10.7	1.4	0.13
1951	22	NYY-min	AAA	4	5	.444	4.25	18	10		4	1		72.0	78	42	34		47		41	2	1	3			1.736	9.8		5.9	5.1	0.87	KCY · AA
1951	22	WSH	AL	0	1	.000	6.54	11	1	2	0	0	0	31.2	36	25	23	3	21		23	0	0	1	147	64	1.800	10.2	0.9	6.0	6.5	1.10

1954	25	MIN-min	AA	7	4	.636	3.26	16	14					102.0	96	42	37	3	47								1.402	8.5	0.3	4.1			CNG · SOUA
1955	26	MIN-min	AA	10	13	.435	3.95	32	24					171.0	190	93	75	12	77								1.561	10.0	0.6	4.1			CNG · SOUA
1956	27	MIN-ATL-min	AA,AAA	10	9	.526	3.32	27	24		2	0		168.0	160	75	62	18	68	3	48	0	0	8			1.357	8.6	1.0	3.6	2.6	0.71	CNG,WCH · SOUA,AA
1956	27	PHI	NL	0	0		8.10	3	0	1	0	0	0	3.1	4	3	3	1	2	0	4	0	0	1	16	51	1.800	10.8	2.7	5.4	10.8	2.00
1957	28	ATL-min	AAA	2	6	.250	5.25	33	5		0	0		72.0	77	50	42	8	40	3	51	2	0	3			1.625	9.6	1.0	5.0	6.4	1.28	WCH · AA
1958	29	SAC	AAA	2	3	.400	3.26	28	0		0	0		47.0	44	28	17	4	24		34	1	0	2			1.447	8.4	0.8	4.6	6.5	1.42	SAC · PCL
1959	30	ATL-min	AA	2	2	.500	5.34	10	4		1	0		32.0	41	23	19	4	20	1	21	1	0	3			1.906	11.5	1.1	5.6	5.9	1.05	ATA · SOUA
3 Yrs				0	2	.000	7.17	20	3	7	0	0	0	47.2	55	40	38	5	38	0	29	0	1	4	232	60	1.951	10.4	0.9	7.2	5.5	0.76
162 Game Avg.				0	6	.000	7.17	59	9	21	0	0	0	141	163	118	112	15	112		86	0	3	12	686	60	1.951	10.4	0.9	7.2	5.5	0.76

WSH (2 yrs)				0	2	.000	7.11	17	3	6	0	0	0	44.1	51	37	35	4	36		25	0	1	3	216	60	1.962	10.4	0.8	7.3	5.1	0.69
PHI (1 yr)				0	0		8.10	3	0	1	0	0	0	3.1	4	3	3	1	2	0	4	0	0	1	16	51	1.800	10.8	2.7	5.4	10.8	2.00

AL (2 yrs)				0	2	.000	7.11	17	3	6	0	0	0	44.1	51	37	35	4	36		25	0	1	3	216	60	1.962	10.4	0.8	7.3	5.1	0.69
NL (1 yr)				0	0		8.10	3	0	1	0	0	0	3.1	4	3	3	1	2	0	4	0	0	1	16	51	1.800	10.8	2.7	5.4	10.8	2.00

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary
1950	21	WSH	AL	12.2	6	2	12	8.53	4.68	-0.18	0.00	93.9	4.57	-6	-0.5	.5	0.1	-0.3	-4	.417	.497	$
1951	22	WSH	AL	31.2	11	1	25	7.11	4.63	-0.19	0.00	98.1	4.73	-9	-0.8	.4	0.1	-0.4	-5	.426	.495	$

1956	27	PHI	NL	3.1	3	0	3	8.10	4.63	-0.15	0.00	97.9	4.67	-1	-0.1	.4	0.0	-0.1	-1	.458	.499	$
3 Seasons				47.2	20	3	40	7.55	4.65	-0.18	0.00	97.0	4.68	-15	-1.4	.4	0.2	-0.8	-11	.428	.497	$

WSH (2 yrs)				44.1	17	3	37	7.51	4.65	-0.19	0.00	96.9	4.68	-14	-1.3	.4	0.2	-0.7	-10	.422	.496	$
PHI (1 yr)				3.1	3	0	3	8.10	4.63	-0.15	0.00	97.9	4.67	-1	-0.1	.4	0.0	-0.1	-1	.458	.499	$

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	ROE
1950	21	WSH	AL	6	68	49	12	15	1	1	1	1	0	15	2	.306	.469	.429	.897	.304	21	1	0	4	0		0
1951	22	WSH	AL	11	148	122	25	36	6	2	3	4	1	21	23	.295	.399	.451	.849	.344	55	2	0	4	0		2

1956	27	PHI	NL	3	16	12	3	4	1	0	1	0	0	2	4	.333	.400	.667	1.067	.375	8	0	0	1	1	0	0
3 Yrs				20	232	183	40	55	8	3	5	5	1	38	29	.301	.419	.459	.878	.333	84	3	0	9	1	0	2
162 Game Avg.				59	686	541	118	163	24	9	15	15	3	112	86	.301	.419	.459	.878	.333	248	9	0	27	3		6
MLB Averages																.260	.335	.385	.719	.275

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PtchR	PitchW	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo
1950	21	WSH	AL	-5.0	-0.4	72	-0.7	0.4	-1.0	.59	-0.5	-0.6	-9.6	-0.8	0.59	-5.6	0	2	2
1951	22	WSH	AL	-7.9	-0.8	155	-0.4	0.9	-1.3	.38	-0.4	-0.5	-6.1	-0.6	0.38	-6.3	1	1	7

1956	27	PHI	NL	-1.3	-0.1	17	-0.1	0.0	-0.1	.26	-0.1	-0.2	-2.3	-0.2	0.26	-1.1	0	1	2
3 Yrs				-14.2	-1.3	244	-1.1	1.3	-2.4	.43	-1.1	-1.4	-18.1	-1.7	0.43	-13.0	1	4	11

Starting Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GS	Wgs	Lgs	ND	Wchp	Ltuf	Wtm	Ltm	tmW-L%	Wlst	Lsv	CG	SHO	QS	QS%	GmScA	Best	Wrst	BQR	BQS	sDR	lDR	RS/GS	RS/IP	IP/GS
1950	21	WSH	AL	6	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	.500	0	1	0	0	0	0%	31.0	38	24	5	1	0	2	3.7	3.6	2.5
1951	22	WSH	AL	11	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0%	44.0	44	44	6	6	0	0	2.0	2.6	7.0
2 Yrs				17	3	0	2	1	0	0	1	2	.333	0	1	0	0	0	0%	35	44	24	11	7	0	2	3.1	3.0	4.0
MLB Averages													.500						49%	50	118	-6					4.5	4.5	6.6

Reliever Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GR	GF	Wgr	Lgr	SVOpp	SV	BSv	SVSit	Hold	IR	IS	IS%	1^stIP	aLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo	Ahd	Tie	Bhd	Runr	Empt	>3o	<3o	IPmult	0DR	Out/GR
1950	21	WSH	AL	6	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	100%	9	.590	0	2	2	0	0	4	2	2	1	1	1	1	5.8
1951	22	WSH	AL	11	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1	17%	4	.381	1	1	7	1	0	9	5	5	7	0	7	1	7.4

1956	27	PHI	NL	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	100%	3	.261	0	1	2	0	0	3	1	2	1	1	1	0	3.3
3 Yrs				20	17	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	8	62%		.434	1	4	11	1	0	16	8	9	9	2	9	2	6.3

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	GO/AO	IP%	DPopp	DPs	DP%
1950	21	WSH	AL	68	41%	1.5%	2.9%	22.1%	4.4%	20%	2.60	68%	16	1	6%
1951	22	WSH	AL	148	39%	2.0%	15.5%	14.2%	7.4%	31%	0.57	65%	31	2	6%

1956	27	PHI	NL	16	50%	6.3%	25.0%	12.5%	12.5%	50%	1.00	50%	4	0	0%
3 Yrs				232	40%	2.2%	12.5%	16.4%	6.9%	29%	0.95	65%	51	3	6%
MLB Averages					50%	2.4%	12.0%	10.6%	6.8%	27%	0.95	84%			11%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

					Hits			Home Runs							Advances				Baserunning
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	H	Inf	Bnt	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	<2,3B	Scr	SO	%	ROE	WP	PB	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	BT	PAu
1950	21	WSH	AL	68	15			1	0	3	0	1	0	1	5	4	0	80%	0	2	0	32	1	0	100%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
1951	22	WSH	AL	148	36			3	0	2	3	0	0	3	7	2	2	29%	2	1	0	71	4	1	80%	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0

1956	27	PHI	NL	16	4			1	0	1	1	0	0	1	4	2	0	50%	0	1	0	5	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
3 Yrs				232	55			5	0	6	4	1	0	5	16	8	2	50%	2	4	0	108	5	1	83%	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
MLB Averages																		52%							55%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1950	21	1	.000	8.53	6	2	4	12.2	15	12	12	1	15		2	1	2	69	54	2.368	10.7	0.7	10.7	1.4	0.13	54
1951	22	2	.000	7.11	17	3	6	44.1	51	37	35	4	36		25	1	3	216	60	1.962	10.4	0.8	7.3	5.1	0.69	60
1952	23	2	.000	7.11	17	3	6	44.1	51	37	35	4	36		25	1	3	216	60	1.962	10.4	0.8	7.3	5.1	0.69	60
1953	24	2	.000	7.11	17	3	6	44.1	51	37	35	4	36		25	1	3	216	60	1.962	10.4	0.8	7.3	5.1	0.69	60
1954	25	2	.000	7.11	17	3	6	44.1	51	37	35	4	36		25	1	3	216	60	1.962	10.4	0.8	7.3	5.1	0.69	60
1955	26	2	.000	7.11	17	3	6	44.1	51	37	35	4	36		25	1	3	216	60	1.962	10.4	0.8	7.3	5.1	0.69	60
1956	27	2	.000	7.17	20	3	7	47.2	55	40	38	5	38	0	29	1	4	232	60	1.951	10.4	0.9	7.2	5.5	0.76	60

Neutralized Pitching

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Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact
1950	21	0	1	.000	6.60	15.0	14	12	11	1	14	2	0	1.867	8.4	8.4	1.2	0.14	0.6	6
1951	22	1	2	.333	6.47	32.0	37	26	23	3	22	23	0	1.844	10.4	6.2	6.5	1.05	0.8	11

1956	27	0	0		6.75	4.0	4	3	3	1	2	4	0	1.500	9.0	4.5	9.0	2.00	2.3	3
3 Yrs		1	3	.250	6.53	51.0	55	41	37	5	38	29	0	1.824	9.7		5.1	0.76	0.9	20

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