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Bob Spence

John Robert Spence

Positions: First Baseman and Pinch Hitter
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 215 lb.

Born: February 10, 1946 in San Diego, CA
High School: St. Augustine HS (San Diego, CA)
School: Santa Clara University (Santa Clara, CA)
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 (Age 23)
Team: WhiteSox 1969-1971

Final Game: September 6, 1971 (Age 25)
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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
1969 23 CHW AL 12 27 26 0 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 9 .154 .148 .192 .340 -7 5 0 0 0 1 0 /3
1970 24 CHW AL 46 144 130 11 29 4 1 4 15 0 0 11 32 .223 .285 .362 .646 77 47 3 1 1 2 0 3
1971 25 CHW AL 14 33 27 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 6 .148 .273 .148 .421 21 4 1 0 0 1 0 /3
3 Yrs 72 204 183 13 37 5 1 4 19 0 0 16 47 .202 .265 .306 .571 57 56 4 1 1 4 0
162 Game Avg. 162 459 412 29 83 11 2 9 43 0 0 36 106 .202 .265 .306 .571 57 126 9 2 2 9 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1969 23 CHW AL 12 27 -4 -0 0 0 -0 -4 -0.4 1 -3 -0.3 .466 .497 -0.4 0.0 -3 /3
1970 24 CHW AL 46 144 -5 0 0 -1 -2 -7 -0.8 5 -2 -0.3 .482 .495 -0.2 -0.3 -2 3
1971 25 CHW AL 14 33 -3 -0 -0 1 -0 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.2 .475 .498 -0.3 0.0 -2 /3
3 Seasons 72 204 -12 0 0 0 -2 -14 -1.6 7 -7 -0.9 .478 .497 -0.9 -0.3 -7

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1969 CHW AL 23 1B 6 4 3 39.0 42 40 2 0 5 1.000 0 12 9.69 7.00 .992 9.62 9.62
1970 CHW AL 24 1B 37 33 25 283.0 335 305 28 2 36 .994 -1 -3 10.59 9.00 .991 9.59 9.56
1971 CHW AL 25 1B 7 6 5 57.2 72 69 2 1 6 .986 1 12 11.08 10.14 .992 9.60 9.53
3 Seasons 1B 50 43 33 379.2 449 414 32 3 47 .993 0 1 10.57 8.92 .991 9.60 9.56
3 Seasons TOT 50 43 33 379.2 449 414 32 3 47 .993 0 1 10.57 8.92 .991 9.60 9.56
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-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 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 1945 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 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) 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 1945 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

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