Bob Skinner
Robert Ralph Skinner
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: October 3, 1931 in LaJolla, CA
High School: La Jolla (La Jolla, CA)
Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1951. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 13, 1954
Final Game: September 24, 1966
Relatives: Father of Joel Skinner
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1954 PIT NL 22 1B 118 116 1006.1 1126 1026 84 16 87 .986 -5.0 -6.0 -5.0 -0.3 -4.7 0 9.93 9.41 .991 8.94 8.47
1954 PIT NL 22 OF 2 2 15.0 0 0 0 0 0 -1.8 -144.0 -1.8 -1.8 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.34 2.20
1954 PIT NL 22 RF 2 2 15.0 0 0 0 0 0 -1.8 -144.0 -1.8 -1.8 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 1.98 1.80
1956 PIT NL 24 OF 36 30 230.0 43 40 2 1 0 .977 -3.6 -18.8 -4.6 -2.1 -2.5 1 1.64 1.17 .977 2.28 2.05
1956 PIT NL 24 LF 26 21 172.0 24 22 1 1 0 .958 -2.3 -16.0 -3.3 -1.2 -2.1 1 1.20 0.88 .971 2.07 1.70
1956 PIT NL 24 1B 23 19 174.1 183 176 6 1 21 .995 -0.7 -4.8 -0.7 0.1 -0.8 0 9.40 7.91 .989 9.82 8.71
1956 PIT NL 24 RF 10 9 58.0 9 7 2 0 0 1.000 -1.3 -26.9 -1.3 -0.9 -0.4 0 1.40 0.90 .978 2.00 1.80
1956 PIT NL 24 3B 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50 1.00 1.000 3.15 2.60
1957 PIT NL 25 LF 93 83 743.2 190 173 10 7 2 .963 4.7 7.6 0.7 -0.1 0.8 4 2.21 1.97 .978 2.03 1.71
1957 PIT NL 25 OF 93 83 743.2 188 172 9 7 2 .963 4.7 7.6 0.7 -0.1 0.8 4 2.19 1.95 .980 2.29 2.07
1957 PIT NL 25 1B 9 8 72.0 67 60 6 1 7 .985 -0.4 -6.7 -0.4 -1.5 1.1 0 8.25 7.33 .990 9.68 8.82
1957 PIT NL 25 3B 1 1 6.0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -20.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 3.00 2.00 .950 3.00 2.70
1958 PIT NL 26 LF 141 141 1191.1 253 230 17 6 2 .976 -1.5 -1.5 -5.5 -6.5 1.0 4 1.87 1.75 .975 2.00 1.54 AS,MVP-15
1958 PIT NL 26 OF 141 141 1191.1 257 232 19 6 2 .977 -1.5 -1.5 -5.5 -6.5 1.0 4 1.90 1.78 .980 2.26 1.95 AS,MVP-15
1959 PIT NL 27 OF 142 141 1254.2 305 285 9 11 1 .964 2.6 2.5 4.6 -0.2 4.8 -2 2.11 2.07 .977 2.21 1.90
1959 PIT NL 27 LF 141 141 1254.2 307 287 9 11 1 .964 2.6 2.5 4.6 -0.2 4.8 -2 2.12 2.10 .971 2.04 1.59
1959 PIT NL 27 1B 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 8.00
1960 PIT NL 28 LF 141 140 1228.1 260 242 13 5 2 .981 -4.0 -3.9 -6.0 -4.0 -2.0 2 1.87 1.81 .974 1.98 1.54 AS
1960 PIT NL 28 OF 141 140 1228.1 268 250 13 5 2 .981 -4.0 -3.9 -6.0 -4.0 -2.0 2 1.93 1.87 .978 2.20 1.92 AS
1961 PIT NL 29 LF 97 96 843.0 182 173 4 5 1 .973 -1.5 -2.1 -0.5 -4.5 4.0 -1 1.89 1.82 .973 1.88 1.50
1961 PIT NL 29 OF 97 96 843.0 185 175 5 5 1 .973 -1.5 -2.1 -0.5 -4.5 4.0 -1 1.92 1.86 .977 2.16 1.86
1962 PIT NL 30 LF 139 138 1181.1 228 213 6 9 0 .961 -11.2 -11.4 -9.2 -5.7 -3.5 -2 1.67 1.58 .968 1.81 1.37 MVP-22
1962 PIT NL 30 OF 139 138 1181.1 225 210 6 9 0 .960 -11.2 -11.4 -9.2 -5.7 -3.5 -2 1.65 1.55 .974 2.07 1.79 MVP-22
1963 TOT NL 31 LF 83 76 681.2 139 134 4 1 1 .993 -0.7 -1.2 0.3 -0.1 0.4 -1 1.82 1.66 .971 1.80 1.38
1963 TOT NL 31 OF 83 76 681.2 136 131 4 1 1 .993 -0.7 -1.2 0.3 -0.1 0.4 -1 1.78 1.63 .976 2.01 1.75
1963 PIT NL 31 LF 32 30 275.0 61 59 1 1 0 .984 1.1 4.8 1.1 0.4 0.7 0 1.96 1.88 .970 1.80 1.38
1963 PIT NL 31 OF 32 30 275.0 59 57 1 1 0 .983 1.1 4.8 1.1 0.4 0.7 0 1.90 1.81 .976 2.01 1.75
1963 CIN NL 31 LF 51 46 406.2 78 75 3 0 1 1.000 -1.8 -5.3 -0.8 -0.5 -0.3 -1 1.73 1.53 .971 1.80 1.38
1963 CIN NL 31 OF 51 46 406.2 77 74 3 0 1 1.000 -1.8 -5.3 -0.8 -0.5 -0.3 -1 1.70 1.51 .977 2.01 1.75
1964 TOT NL 32 OF 43 41 304.2 71 62 4 5 0 .930 -3.0 -11.8 -2.0 -1.0 -1.0 -1 1.95 1.53 .975 1.99 1.72
1964 TOT NL 32 LF 16 16 130.2 29 26 1 2 0 .931 -0.1 -0.9 -0.1 0.4 -0.5 0 1.86 1.69 .966 1.71 1.34
1964 CIN NL 32 LF 12 12 101.2 24 21 1 2 0 .917 -0.4 -4.7 -0.4 0.1 -0.5 0 1.95 1.83 .967 1.71 1.34
1964 CIN NL 32 OF 12 12 101.2 23 20 1 2 0 .913 -0.4 -4.7 -0.4 0.1 -0.5 0 1.86 1.75 .974 1.99 1.72
1964 STL NL 32 OF 31 29 203.0 48 42 3 3 0 .938 -2.6 -15.4 -1.6 -1.1 -0.5 -1 2.00 1.45 .975 1.99 1.72
1964 STL NL 32 RF 26 25 174.0 43 37 3 3 0 .930 -2.9 -20.0 -1.9 -1.4 -0.5 -1 2.07 1.54 .974 1.90 1.62
1964 STL NL 32 LF 4 4 29.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 12.4 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 1.55 1.25 .960 1.71 1.35
1965 STL NL 33 OF 33 28 229.2 46 43 0 3 0 .935 -3.2 -16.7 -2.2 -2.1 -0.1 -1 1.69 1.30 .976 2.00 1.75
1965 STL NL 33 RF 18 15 124.0 24 23 0 1 0 .958 -1.5 -14.5 -0.5 -0.3 -0.2 -1 1.67 1.28 .975 1.96 1.73
1965 STL NL 33 LF 16 13 105.2 22 20 0 2 0 .909 -1.7 -19.3 -1.7 -1.8 0.1 0 1.70 1.25 .968 1.71 1.38
11 Seasons OF 950 916 7903.1 1724 1600 71 53 9 .969 -23.2 -3.5 -26.2 -28.1 1.9 3 1.90 1.76 .978 2.17 1.89
10 Seasons LF 893 865 7532.1 1634 1520 65 49 9 .970 -15.7 -2.5 -20.7 -23.7 3.0 5 1.89 1.77 .973 1.94 1.52
4 Seasons 1B 151 144 1252.2 1376 1262 96 18 115 .987 -6.1 -5.8 -6.1 -1.7 -4.4 0 9.76 8.99 .991 9.11 8.53
4 Seasons RF 56 51 371.0 76 67 5 4 0 .947 -7.5 -24.3 -5.5 -4.4 -1.1 -2 1.75 1.29 .975 1.94 1.69
2 Seasons 3B 2 1 8.0 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -15.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 3.38 1.50 .967 3.04 2.65
12 Seasons TOT 1103 1061 9164.0 3103 2863 169 71 124 .977 -29.4 -3.8 -32.4 -29.8 -2.6 3 0 2.98 2.75 .960 3.12 2.80
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1954 PIT NL 22 132 118 132 132 0 0 118 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 12 0
1956 PIT NL 24 113 49 113 113 0 0 23 0 1 0 26 0 10 36 42 0
1957 PIT NL 25 126 92 126 126 0 0 9 0 1 0 93 0 0 93 26 0
1958 PIT NL 26 144 141 144 144 0 0 0 0 0 0 141 0 0 141 3 0
1959 PIT NL 27 143 142 143 143 0 0 1 0 0 0 141 0 0 142 1 0
1960 PIT NL 28 145 140 145 145 0 0 0 0 0 0 141 0 0 141 5 0
1961 PIT NL 29 119 96 119 119 0 0 0 0 0 0 97 0 0 97 21 2
1962 PIT NL 30 144 138 144 144 0 0 0 0 0 0 139 0 0 139 6 0
1963 CIN NL 31 72 46 72 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 0 0 51 24 2
1963 PIT NL 31 34 30 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 32 3 0
1964 STL NL 32 55 29 55 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 26 31 26 0
1964 CIN NL 32 25 12 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 12 13 0
1965 STL NL 33 80 28 80 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 18 33 52 0
1966 STL NL 34 49 0 49 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 49 0
12 Seasons 1381 1061 1381 1381 0 0 151 0 2 0 893 0 56 950 283 4
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1956 PIT NL 24 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 5 83.3% 0 1 16.7% 0 389 61% 79% 33% 22 45%
1957 PIT NL 25 6 0 6 0 1 10 0 0 3 3 26 21 3 21 6 1 15 7 0 10 3 1 15 15 0 87 52 59.8% 30 5 5.7% 5 2917 57% 82% 30% 317 51%
1958 PIT NL 26 6 0 6 0 4 16 0 4 3 6 40 33 2 29 3 3 22 10 2 8 0 2 12 11 0 111 57 51.4% 45 9 8.1% 7 4694 58% 80% 31% 464 49%
1959 PIT NL 27 11 0 10 1 1 8 0 1 3 3 47 38 1 29 5 1 33 17 1 13 4 1 32 29 0 154 93 60.4% 57 4 2.6% 4 5228 57% 81% 30% 603 47%
1960 PIT NL 28 5 0 4 1 2 13 0 4 0 5 53 45 0 32 8 2 26 10 2 18 3 1 11 11 0 140 77 55.0% 58 5 3.6% 8 5040 60% 79% 29% 521 47%
1961 PIT NL 29 5 0 4 1 1 4 1 0 2 0 38 32 0 16 1 0 14 8 0 11 4 0 10 10 0 89 55 61.8% 34 0 0.0% 4 3622 64% 81% 28% 397 44%
1962 PIT NL 30 8 0 6 2 2 6 0 1 2 2 34 27 0 30 4 0 20 11 2 8 0 0 7 7 0 99 49 49.5% 48 2 2.0% 4 4947 60% 78% 27% 430 49%
1963 CIN NL 31 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 6 2 0 13 3 0 6 4 0 4 0 0 7 7 0 36 16 44.4% 20 0 0.0% 3 1714 61% 77% 30% 154 50%
1963 PIT NL 31 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 4 0 6 1 0 3 2 0 5 0 0 3 3 0 21 10 47.6% 10 0 0.0% 1 1205 57% 81% 26% 98 61%
1964 CIN NL 32 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 11 9 0 3 0 1 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 10 52.6% 8 1 5.3% 0 442 66% 77% 28% 49 45%
1964 STL NL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 3 60.0% 2 0 0.0% 0 115 48% 87% 32% 13 38%
1965 STL NL 33 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 4 0 0 5 5 0 11 7 63.6% 4 0 0.0% 0 457 60% 79% 29% 28 71%
10 Seasons 46 0 41 5 13 63 1 12 14 21 264 216 6 182 31 9 146 73 7 82 14 5 104 100 0 778 434 55.8% 316 27 3.5% 36 30770 59% 80% 29% 3096 48%
MLB Averages 56.8% 2.3% 62% 78% 28% 48%

Advanced Fielding -- 1B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag 3U Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 363 361 36 GB GBs LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1954 PIT NL 22 2966 61% 81% 25% 147 90% 0 638 24 606 9 70 50 29 8 1 4 11 1 10 0 8 55 1 1 0 48 3 7 0 7 14 86%
1956 PIT NL 24 494 58% 82% 26% 27 96% 0 121 9 111 1 15 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 16 1 0 1 14 2 2 1 1 1 100%
1957 PIT NL 25 275 61% 81% 28% 17 88% 0 56 4 52 0 6 6 2 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 6 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 2 2 100%
3 Seasons 3735 60% 81% 26% 191 91% 0 815 37 769 10 91 59 32 13 1 4 13 1 12 0 10 77 2 1 1 66 5 11 1 10 17 88%
MLB Averages 62% 78% 27% 94% 86%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1954 PIT NL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 79 65% 78% 27% 3 0%
1956 PIT NL 24 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 3 75.0% 1 0 0.0% 1 197 67% 72% 25% 12 42%
1964 STL NL 32 3 0 3 0 1 3 0 2 1 0 5 0 1 10 2 0 4 2 0 3 1 0 5 3 0 27 8 29.6% 18 1 3.7% 2 760 69% 79% 30% 92 43%
1965 STL NL 33 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 7 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 16 5 31.3% 11 0 0.0% 0 558 63% 75% 26% 46 50%
4 Seasons 4 0 4 0 1 4 0 2 1 0 9 2 1 18 4 0 6 4 0 5 1 0 10 5 0 48 16 33.3% 31 1 2.1% 3 1594 67% 77% 28% 153 44%
MLB Averages 42.6% 3.1% 62% 78% 28% 54%

Advanced Fielding -- 3B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 543 53 GB LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1957 PIT NL 25 28 54% 93% 18% 3 67% 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0%
1 Season 28 54% 93% 18% 3 67% 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0%
MLB Averages 62% 78% 27% 89% 62%

* 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.

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