Bob Spence
John Robert Spence
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 215 lb.

Born: February 10, 1946 in San Diego, CA
High School: St. Augustine (San Diego, CA)
School: Santa Clara University
Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1967 amateur draft (January Secondary). (All Transactions)
Debut: September 5, 1969
Final Game: September 6, 1971
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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 Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1969 CHW AL 23 1B 6 4 39.0 42 40 2 0 5 1.000 0.4 12.3 0.4 -0.1 0.5 0 9.69 7.00 .993 9.62 8.33
1970 CHW AL 24 1B 37 33 283.0 335 305 28 2 36 .994 -0.6 -2.5 -0.6 -0.6 0.0 0 10.59 9.00 .991 9.59 8.14
1971 CHW AL 25 1B 7 6 57.2 72 69 2 1 6 .986 0.6 12.5 0.6 0.5 0.1 0 11.08 10.14 .992 9.60 8.10
3 Seasons 1B 50 43 379.2 449 414 32 3 47 .993 0.4 1.3 0.4 -0.2 0.6 0 10.57 8.92 .991 9.60 8.16
3 Seasons TOT 50 43 379.2 449 414 32 3 47 .993 0.4 1.3 0.4 -0.2 0.6 0 10.57 8.92 .985 9.60 8.16

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
1969 CHW AL 23 12 4 12 12 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
1970 CHW AL 24 46 33 46 46 0 0 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
1971 CHW AL 25 14 6 14 14 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
3 Seasons 72 43 72 72 0 0 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0
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 -- 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%
1969 CHW AL 23 169 67% 78% 28% 8 100% 0 41 3 37 1 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
1970 CHW AL 24 1317 67% 78% 29% 62 95% 2 307 18 283 5 17 27 15 9 1 1 2 0 2 0 2 36 1 1 0 33 2 3 0 3 6 100%
1971 CHW AL 25 251 70% 79% 31% 14 93% 0 70 3 66 1 8 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 6 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons 1737 68% 78% 29% 84 95% 2 418 24 386 7 28 31 17 11 1 1 3 0 3 0 3 47 1 1 0 44 2 3 0 3 6 100%
MLB Averages 62% 76% 26% 94% 87%

* 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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