Bob Spicer
Robert Oberton Spicer
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 173 lb.

Born: April 11, 1925 in Richmond, VA
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1947. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 17, 1955
Final Game: September 22, 1956
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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
1955 30 KCA AL 0 0 33.75 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 9 10 10 2 4 0 2 1 0 0 22 12 4.875 30.4 6.8 13.5 6.8 0.50
1956 31 KCA AL 0 0 19.29 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 6 5 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 13 22 3.000 23.1 3.9 3.9 0.0 0.00
2 Seasons 0 0 27.00 4 0 0 0 0 0 5.0 15 15 15 3 5 0 2 2 0 0 35 16 4.000 27.0 5.4 9.0 3.6 0.40
162 Game Avg. 0 0 27.00 68 0 0 0 0 0 85 255 255 255 51 85 0 34 34 0 0 595 16 4.000 27.0 5.4 9.0 3.6 0.40

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1955 30 KCA AL 2 22 17 10 9 0 0 2 0 0 4 2 .529 .636 .882 1.519 .538 15 0 1 0 0 0
1956 31 KCA AL 2 13 11 5 6 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 .545 .615 1.091 1.706 .500 12 0 1 0 0 0
2 Seasons 4 35 28 15 15 1 1 3 0 0 5 2 .536 .629 .964 1.593 .522 27 0 2 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 68 595 476 255 255 17 17 51 0 0 85 34 .536 .629 .964 1.593 .522 459 0 34 0 0 0
MLB Averages

Reliever Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1955 30 KCA AL 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 5 0.033 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 2 0 4.0
1956 31 KCA AL 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.058 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 3.5
2 Seasons 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 0.042 0 0 3 0 0 3 1 2 2 1 3 0 3.8

Ratio Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1955 30 KCA AL 22 50% 9.1% 9.1% 18.2% 9.1% 22% 1.00 59% 5 0 0%
1956 31 KCA AL 13 33% 7.7% 0.0% 7.7% 23.1% 50% 0.67 77% 3 0 0%
2 Seasons 35 44% 8.6% 5.7% 14.3% 14.3% 33% 0.83 66% 8 0 0%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1955 30 KCA AL 22 9 2 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1956 31 KCA AL 12 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
2 Seasons 34 15 3 0 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
MLB Averages

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age 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 ERA+
1955 30 0 0 33.75 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 9 10 10 2 4 0 2 1 0 0 22 12 4.875 30.4 6.8 13.5 6.8 0.50 12
1956 31 0 0 27.00 4 0 0 0 0 0 5.0 15 15 15 3 5 0 2 2 0 0 35 16 4.000 27.0 5.4 9.0 3.6 0.40 16

Neutralized Pitching

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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 W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1955 30 0 0 27.00 3.0 9 10 9 2 4 2 1 4.333 27.0 12.0 6.0 0.50 6.0 2
1956 31 0 0 22.50 2.0 6 6 5 1 1 0 1 3.500 27.0 4.5 0.0 0.00 4.5 2
2 Seasons 0 0 25.20 5.0 15 16 14 3 5 2 2 4.000 27.0 3.6 0.40 5.4 4

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