Bob Shirley
Robert Charles Shirley
Bats: Right , Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: June 25, 1954 in Cushing, OK
High School: Putnam City (Oklahoma City, OK)
School: University of Oklahoma
Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary). (All Transactions)
Debut: April 10, 1977
Final Game: June 21, 1987
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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
1977 23 SDP NL 39 80 74 5 9 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 34 .122 .145 .149 .293 -17 11 1 0 4 0 0 1
1978 24 SDP NL 50 51 40 4 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 16 .125 .205 .125 .330 -2 5 0 0 7 0 0 1
1979 25 SDP NL 49 63 55 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 17 .091 .138 .109 .247 -29 6 1 0 5 0 0 1
1980 26 SDP NL 59 37 30 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 15 .033 .121 .033 .155 -53 1 0 0 4 0 0 1
1981 27 STL NL 28 23 22 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 .136 .136 .136 .273 -23 3 0 0 1 0 0 1
1982 28 CIN NL 41 48 42 1 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 13 .143 .163 .143 .306 -14 6 0 0 5 0 0 1
11 Seasons 266 302 263 15 29 3 0 0 8 0 0 13 102 .110 .152 .122 .274 -21 32 2 0 26 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 184 160 9 18 2 0 0 5 0 0 8 62 .110 .152 .122 .274 -21 19 1 0 16 0 0
SDP (4 yrs) 197 231 199 14 20 3 0 0 5 0 0 12 82 .101 .152 .116 .267 -23 23 2 0 20 0 0
STL (1 yr) 28 23 22 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 .136 .136 .136 .273 -23 3 0 0 1 0 0
CIN (1 yr) 41 48 42 1 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 13 .143 .163 .143 .306 -14 6 0 0 5 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
1977 23 SDP NL 80 70 2 0.8 94 .225 .122 .257 .145 .323 .149 .392 .293 .715 -17 .036 -11.8 -1.2 .197 .054 .027
1978 24 SDP NL 51 42 2 1.3 87 .208 .125 .251 .205 .318 .125 .370 .330 .687 -2 .102 -5.2 -0.5 .257 .100 .000
1979 25 SDP NL 63 56 1 0.5 94 .132 .091 .260 .138 .325 .109 .387 .247 .711 -29 .017 -9.6 -1.0 .176 .073 .018
1980 26 SDP NL 37 33 0 0.0 90 .067 .033 .260 .121 .321 .033 .377 .155 .698 -53 .000 -6.1 -0.6 .138 .100 .000
1981 27 STL NL 23 20 0 0.0 94 .200 .136 .266 .136 .332 .136 .381 .273 .713 -23 .000 -3.7 -0.4 .158 .000 .000
1982 28 CIN NL 48 41 1 0.7 96 .207 .143 .268 .163 .331 .143 .389 .306 .720 -14 .032 -6.6 -0.7 .194 .024 .000
11 Seasons 302 262 6 0.6 93 .180 .110 .260 .152 .324 .122 .384 .274 .708 -21 .027 -43.0 -4.4 .191 .061 .011
162 Game Avg. 184 160 4 0.6 93 .180 .110 .260 .152 .324 .122 .384 .274 .708 -21 .027 -43.0 -4.4 .191 .061 .011
SDP (4 yrs) 231 201 5 0.7 92 .171 .101 .257 .152 .322 .116 .384 .267 .706 -23 .031 -32.7 -3.3 .193 .075 .015
STL (1 yr) 23 20 0 0.0 94 .200 .136 .266 .136 .332 .136 .381 .273 .713 -23 .000 -3.7 -0.4 .158 .000 .000
CIN (1 yr) 48 41 1 0.7 96 .207 .143 .268 .163 .331 .143 .389 .306 .720 -14 .032 -6.6 -0.7 .194 .024 .000

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
1977 23 SDP NL 80 0.0% 42.5% 2.5% 2.5% 22% 17.00 2.2 37.0 1.60 50%
1978 24 SDP NL 51 0.0% 31.4% 7.8% 0.0% 0% 4.00 2.5 20.0 1.45 47%
1979 25 SDP NL 63 0.0% 27.0% 4.8% 1.6% 20% 5.67 3.2 2.25 60%
1980 26 SDP NL 37 0.0% 40.5% 8.1% 0.0% 0% 5.00 2.0 30.0 5.33 41%
1981 27 STL NL 23 0.0% 30.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.1 22.0 3.33 65%
1982 28 CIN NL 48 0.0% 27.1% 2.1% 0.0% 0% 13.00 3.2 21.0 2.63 60%
11 Seasons 302 0.0% 33.8% 4.3% 1.0% 10% 7.85 2.6 32.9 2.19 53%
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
1977 23 SDP NL 2 0 46% 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 50% 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1
1978 24 SDP NL 2 0 44% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 60% 2 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 1
1979 25 SDP NL 1 0 25% 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 50% 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
1980 26 SDP NL 1 0 75% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 50% 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
1981 27 STL NL 0 0 0% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1982 28 CIN NL 1 0 14% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
11 Seasons 7 0 36% 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 50% 12 7 5 5 3 2 5 1 4
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
1977 23 SDP NL 80 40% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 4 29% 13 1 8% 18 2 11% 51 3 6% 5 0 0% 5 1 20% 0
1978 24 SDP NL 51 24% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 7 70% 14 0 0% 14 7 50% 33 4 12% 2 2 100% 3 2 67% 0
1979 25 SDP NL 63 25% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 71% 8 1 13% 12 1 8% 37 0 0% 1 0 0% 5 3 60% 0
1980 26 SDP NL 37 22% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 57% 10 0 0% 12 0 0% 26 1 4% 1 0 0% 3 2 67% 0
1981 27 STL NL 23 26% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 1 0 0% 4 1 25% 17 1 6% 1 0 0% 3 0 0% 0
1982 28 CIN NL 48 13% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 71% 9 0 0% 12 2 17% 27 2 7% 3 1 33% 2 0 0% 0
11 Seasons 302 26% 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 47 26 55% 55 2 4% 72 13 18% 191 11 6% 13 3 23% 21 8 38% 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
1977 23 39 80 74 5 9 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 34 .122 .145 .149 .293 -17 11 1 0 4 0 0
1978 24 89 131 114 9 14 2 0 0 4 0 0 6 50 .123 .167 .140 .307 -12 16 1 0 11 0 0
1979 25 138 194 169 11 19 3 0 0 4 0 0 9 67 .112 .157 .130 .287 -17 22 2 0 16 0 0
1980 26 197 231 199 14 20 3 0 0 5 0 0 12 82 .101 .152 .116 .267 -23 23 2 0 20 0 0
1981 27 225 254 221 14 23 3 0 0 6 0 0 12 89 .104 .150 .118 .268 -23 26 2 0 21 0 0
1982 28 266 302 263 15 29 3 0 0 8 0 0 13 102 .110 .152 .122 .274 -21 32 2 0 26 0 0
1983 29 266 302 263 15 29 3 0 0 8 0 0 13 102 .110 .152 .122 .274 -21 32 2 0 26 0 0
1984 30 266 302 263 15 29 3 0 0 8 0 0 13 102 .110 .152 .122 .274 -21 32 2 0 26 0 0
1985 31 266 302 263 15 29 3 0 0 8 0 0 13 102 .110 .152 .122 .274 -21 32 2 0 26 0 0
1986 32 266 302 263 15 29 3 0 0 8 0 0 13 102 .110 .152 .122 .274 -21 32 2 0 26 0 0
1987 33 266 302 263 15 29 3 0 0 8 0 0 13 102 .110 .152 .122 .274 -21 32 2 0 26 0 0

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
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
1977 23 39 77 75 6 10 2 0 0 2 0 2 34 .133 .156 .160 .316 2 39
1978 24 50 48 42 5 7 0 0 0 2 0 6 16 .167 .271 .167 .437 2 50
1979 25 49 60 56 2 6 1 0 0 0 0 4 17 .107 .167 .125 .292 1 49
1980 26 59 33 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 15 .000 .091 .000 .091 0 59
1981 27 42 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 11 .000 .000 .000 .000 2 28
1982 28 41 43 42 1 6 0 0 0 2 0 1 13 .143 .163 .143 .306 1 41
6 Seasons 280 294 278 14 29 3 0 0 9 0 16 106 .104 .153 .115 .268 8 266
162 Game Avg. 162 170 161 8 17 2 0 0 5 0 9 61 .104 .153 .115 .268 5 266

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