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Bob Shirley

Robert Charles Shirley

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 180 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
Teams (by GP): Padres/Yankees/Reds/Cardinals/Royals 1977-1987
Agents: Tony Attanasio [*]
Final Game: June 21, 1987
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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
1977 23 SDP NL 12 18 .400 3.70 39 35 0 1 0 0 214.0 215 107 88 22 100 14 146 4 6 5 948 96 1.472 9.0 0.9 4.2 6.1 1.46
1978 24 SDP NL 8 11 .421 3.69 50 20 10 2 0 5 166.0 164 75 68 10 61 11 102 3 1 3 708 90 1.355 8.9 0.5 3.3 5.5 1.67
1979 25 SDP NL 8 16 .333 3.38 49 25 13 4 1 0 205.0 196 89 77 15 59 8 117 6 0 0 843 104 1.244 8.6 0.7 2.6 5.1 1.98
1980 26 SDP NL 11 12 .478 3.55 59 12 32 3 0 7 137.0 143 58 54 12 54 15 67 0 2 1 585 97 1.438 9.4 0.8 3.5 4.4 1.24
1981 27 STL NL 6 4 .600 4.08 28 11 5 1 0 1 79.1 78 42 36 6 34 3 36 1 0 1 342 88 1.412 8.8 0.7 3.9 4.1 1.06
1982 28 CIN NL 8 13 .381 3.60 41 20 6 1 0 0 152.2 138 74 61 17 73 13 89 3 1 1 647 103 1.382 8.1 1.0 4.3 5.2 1.22
1983 29 NYY AL 5 8 .385 5.08 25 17 3 1 1 0 108.0 122 71 61 10 36 3 53 0 1 1 467 76 1.463 10.2 0.8 3.0 4.4 1.47
1984 30 NYY AL 3 3 .500 3.38 41 7 11 1 0 0 114.1 119 47 43 8 38 2 48 0 0 0 477 113 1.373 9.4 0.6 3.0 3.8 1.26
1985 31 NYY AL 5 5 .500 2.64 48 8 9 2 0 2 109.0 103 34 32 5 26 2 55 0 0 1 446 153 1.183 8.5 0.4 2.1 4.5 2.12
1986 32 NYY AL 0 4 .000 5.04 39 6 9 0 0 3 105.1 108 60 59 13 40 1 64 3 0 1 454 82 1.405 9.2 1.1 3.4 5.5 1.60
1987 33 TOT AL 1 0 1.000 6.31 15 1 7 0 0 0 41.1 46 32 29 9 22 0 13 0 0 1 189 72 1.645 10.0 2.0 4.8 2.8 0.59
1987 33 NYY AL 1 0 1.000 4.50 12 1 6 0 0 0 34.0 36 20 17 4 16 0 12 0 0 0 152 99 1.529 9.5 1.1 4.2 3.2 0.75
1987 33 KCR AL 0 0 14.73 3 0 1 0 0 0 7.1 10 12 12 5 6 0 1 0 0 1 37 32 2.182 12.3 6.1 7.4 1.2 0.17
11 Seasons 67 94 .416 3.82 434 162 105 16 2 18 1432.0 1432 689 608 127 543 72 790 20 11 15 6106 96 1.379 9.0 0.8 3.4 5.0 1.45
162 Game Avg. 8 11 .416 3.82 50 18 12 2 0 2 163 163 79 69 14 62 8 90 2 1 2 697 96 1.379 9.0 0.8 3.4 5.0 1.45
NYY (5 yrs) 14 20 .412 4.05 165 39 38 4 1 5 470.2 488 232 212 40 156 8 232 3 1 3 1996 99 1.368 9.3 0.8 3.0 4.4 1.49
SDP (4 yrs) 39 57 .406 3.58 197 92 55 10 1 12 722.0 718 329 287 59 274 48 432 13 9 9 3084 97 1.374 9.0 0.7 3.4 5.4 1.58
KCR (1 yr) 0 0 14.73 3 0 1 0 0 0 7.1 10 12 12 5 6 0 1 0 0 1 37 32 2.182 12.3 6.1 7.4 1.2 0.17
STL (1 yr) 6 4 .600 4.08 28 11 5 1 0 1 79.1 78 42 36 6 34 3 36 1 0 1 342 88 1.412 8.8 0.7 3.9 4.1 1.06
CIN (1 yr) 8 13 .381 3.60 41 20 6 1 0 0 152.2 138 74 61 17 73 13 89 3 1 1 647 103 1.382 8.1 1.0 4.3 5.2 1.22
AL (5 yrs) AL 14 20 .412 4.22 168 39 39 4 1 5 478.0 498 244 224 45 162 8 233 3 1 4 2033 95 1.381 9.4 0.8 3.1 4.4 1.44
NL (6 yrs) NL 53 74 .417 3.62 266 123 66 12 1 13 954.0 934 445 384 82 381 64 557 17 10 11 4073 97 1.378 8.8 0.8 3.6 5.3 1.46

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
1977 23 SDP NL 214.0 35 107 119 -4 1.1 12 1.3 $
1978 24 SDP NL 166.0 20 75 86 -4 1.0 11 1.0 $
1979 25 SDP NL 205.0 25 89 107 2 .9 18 1.7 $
1980 26 SDP NL 137.0 12 58 70 0 1.2 12 1.1 $
1981 27 STL NL 79.1 11 42 39 3 1.0 -3 -0.5 $
1982 28 CIN NL 152.2 20 74 91 -5 1.1 17 1.7 $
1983 29 NYY AL 108.0 17 71 64 -3 .9 -7 -0.8 $
1984 30 NYY AL 114.1 7 47 67 -3 .8 20 1.6 $
1985 31 NYY AL 109.0 8 34 61 2 1.1 27 2.6 $637,500
1986 32 NYY AL 105.1 6 60 62 0 .8 2 -0.2 $750,000
1987 33 NYY AL 34.0 1 20 22 1 .4 2 0.0 $
1987 33 KCR AL 7.1 0 12 5 0 .1 -7 -0.4 $
11 Seasons 1432.0 162 689 793 -11 1.0 104 9.1 $1,387,500
NYY (5 yrs) 470.2 39 232 276 -3 .9 44 3.2 $1,387,500
SDP (4 yrs) 722.0 92 329 382 -6 1.0 53 5.1 $
KCR (1 yr) 7.1 0 12 5 0 .1 -7 -0.4 $
STL (1 yr) 79.1 11 42 39 3 1.0 -3 -0.5 $
CIN (1 yr) 152.2 20 74 91 -5 1.1 17 1.7 $

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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
1983 29 NYY AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1984 30 NYY AL 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1985 31 NYY AL 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1986 32 NYY AL 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1987 33 TOT AL 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1987 33 NYY AL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1987 33 KCR AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
11 Seasons 434 302 263 15 29 3 0 0 8 0 0 13 102 .110 .152 .122 .274 -21 32 2 0 26 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 113 98 6 11 1 0 0 3 0 0 5 38 .110 .152 .122 .274 -21 12 1 0 10 0 0
NYY (5 yrs) 165 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
KCR (1 yr) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
AL (5 yrs) 168 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (6 yrs) 266 302 263 15 29 3 0 0 8 0 0 13 102 .110 .152 .122 .274 -21 32 2 0 26 0 0

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
1977 23 SDP NL 80 -13 0 1 0 0 7 2 -3 -0.3 -3 -0.3 0.0 $19,000 1
1978 24 SDP NL 51 -5 0 1 1 0 4 1 2 0.2 2 0.2 0.0 $50,000 1
1979 25 SDP NL 63 -10 0 0 0 0 6 2 -2 -0.3 -2 -0.2 -0.1 $50,000 1
1980 26 SDP NL 37 -6 0 0 1 0 3 1 -1 -0.2 -1 -0.1 -0.1 $ 1
1981 27 STL NL 23 -4 0 0 0 0 2 1 -1 -0.2 -1 -0.1 -0.1 $ 1
1982 28 CIN NL 48 -6 0 0 0 0 4 1 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ 1
6 Seasons 302 -44 0 2 2 0 26 8 -6 -0.9 -6 -0.6 -0.3 $119,000
SDP (4 yrs) 231 -34 0 2 2 0 20 6 -4 -0.6 -4 -0.4 -0.2 $119,000
STL (1 yr) 23 -4 0 0 0 0 2 1 -1 -0.2 -1 -0.1 -0.1 $
CIN (1 yr) 48 -6 0 0 0 0 4 1 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 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
1977 SDP NL 23 P 39 35 1 214.0 50 10 37 3 2 .940 1.98 1.21 .950 1.85 1.85 16 14 47% 13
1978 SDP NL 24 P 50 20 2 166.0 41 6 35 0 1 1.000 2.22 0.82 .951 1.91 1.89 10 7 41% 6
1979 SDP NL 25 P 49 25 4 205.0 44 13 30 1 1 .977 1.89 0.88 .951 1.80 1.80 8 20 71% 10
1980 SDP NL 26 P 59 12 3 137.0 40 7 32 1 1 .975 2.56 0.66 .952 1.91 1.91 11 11 50% 9
1981 STL NL 27 P 28 11 1 79.1 11 1 10 0 0 1.000 1.25 0.39 .959 1.97 1.98 8 3 27% 1
1982 CIN NL 28 P 41 20 1 152.2 37 4 31 2 1 .946 2.06 0.85 .952 1.96 1.97 9 10 53% 8
1983 NYY AL 29 P 25 17 1 108.0 25 5 20 0 1 1.000 2.08 1.00 .958 1.80 1.78 7 8 53% 5
1984 NYY AL 30 P 41 7 1 114.1 23 6 16 1 4 .957 1.73 0.54 .958 1.79 1.78 3 7 70% 0
1985 NYY AL 31 P 48 8 2 109.0 22 4 15 3 1 .864 1.57 0.40 .953 1.86 1.84 6 5 45% 0
1986 NYY AL 32 P 39 6 0 105.1 25 4 20 1 1 .960 2.05 0.62 .957 1.83 1.81 1 6 86% 3
1987 TOT AL 33 P 15 1 0 41.1 5 2 3 0 0 1.000 1.09 0.33 .956 1.85 1.82 1 0 0% 0
1987 NYY AL 33 P 12 1 0 34.0 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 1.06 0.33 .955 1.85 1.82 1 0 0% 0
1987 KCR AL 33 P 3 0 0 7.1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.23 0.33 .960 1.84 1.83 0 0 0
11 Seasons P 434 162 16 1432.0 323 62 249 12 13 .963 1.95 0.72 .953 1.86 1.86 80 91 53% 55
11 Seasons TOT 434 162 16 1432.0 323 62 249 12 13 .963 1.95 0.72 .953 1.86 1.86 80 91 53% 55
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

Games Started s c a p y
1977 NL  35 (9th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1977 NL  100 (3rd)

Losses s c a p y
1977 NL  18 (3rd)
1979 NL  16 (2nd)
1982 NL  13 (10th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1979 NL  6 (6th)

Fielding % as P s c a p y
1981 NL  1.000 (1st)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 1 (2585), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 4 (1535), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
197723San Diego Padres$19,0002/25/78 TSN
197824San Diego Padres$50,0003/31/79 TSN
197925San Diego Padres$50,0003/31/79 TSN
198228St. Louis Cardinals$260,0002/20/82 TSN
198329New York Yankees$500,0002/7/83 TSN3/$2.05, incl 150K bonus, 300K buyout or 750K sal.
198430New York Yankees$600,0002/7/83 TSN3/$2.05, incl 150K bonus, 300K buyout or 750K sal.
198531New York Yankees$637,5002/7/83 TSN (length); 1985 USAT survey3/$2.05, incl 150K bonus, 300K buyout or 750K sal.
198632New York Yankees$750,0002/7/83 TSN3/$2.05, incl 150K bonus, 300K buyout or 750K sal.
198733New York Yankees$250,000Proofing corrections
Career to date (may be incomplete)$3,116,500
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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