Bob Thurman
Robert Burns Thurman
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 205 lb.

Born: May 14, 1917 in Kellyville, OK
High School: North (Wichita, KS)
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1949. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 14, 1955
Final Game: April 21, 1959
Died: October 31, 1998 in Wichita, KS
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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 RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1955 CIN NL 38 LF 36 27 239.0 61 56 2 3 0 .951 -0.3 -1.5 0.7 -2.5 3.2 -1 2.18 1.61 .974 2.12 1.82
1955 CIN NL 38 OF 36 27 239.0 59 54 2 3 0 .949 -0.3 -1.5 0.7 -2.5 3.2 -1 2.11 1.56 .978 2.30 2.10
1956 CIN NL 39 OF 29 24 198.2 43 39 2 2 1 .953 -1.1 -6.6 -1.1 -0.7 -0.3 0 1.86 1.41 .977 2.28 2.05
1956 CIN NL 39 RF 20 18 146.2 30 27 2 1 1 .967 -1.2 -9.8 -1.2 0.0 -1.1 0 1.78 1.45 .973 2.00 1.80
1956 CIN NL 39 LF 9 6 52.0 13 12 0 1 0 .923 0.1 2.3 0.1 -0.7 0.8 0 2.08 1.33 .977 2.08 1.70
1957 CIN NL 40 OF 44 35 318.2 79 75 3 1 1 .987 -2.7 -10.2 -0.7 1.7 -2.4 -2 2.20 1.77 .980 2.29 2.07
1957 CIN NL 40 LF 29 23 211.2 54 52 1 1 0 .981 -1.4 -7.9 -0.4 1.3 -1.7 -1 2.25 1.83 .978 2.03 1.71
1957 CIN NL 40 RF 15 12 107.0 24 23 1 0 1 1.000 -1.3 -14.6 -0.3 0.4 -0.7 -1 2.02 1.60 .971 1.98 1.72
1958 CIN NL 41 OF 41 35 297.1 84 80 2 2 1 .976 1.4 5.7 1.4 1.2 0.2 0 2.48 2.00 .980 2.26 1.95
1958 CIN NL 41 LF 33 30 258.0 68 66 0 2 0 .971 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 -1 2.30 2.00 .975 2.00 1.54
1958 CIN NL 41 RF 9 5 39.1 14 12 2 0 1 1.000 1.4 42.7 0.4 0.2 0.2 1 3.20 1.56 .979 2.01 1.73
4 Seasons OF 150 121 1053.2 265 248 9 8 3 .970 -2.7 -3.1 0.3 -0.3 0.7 -3 2.20 1.71 .979 2.28 2.04
4 Seasons LF 107 86 760.2 196 186 3 7 0 .964 -1.6 -2.5 1.4 -0.9 2.3 -3 2.24 1.77 .976 2.05 1.69
3 Seasons RF 44 35 293.0 68 62 5 1 3 .985 -1.1 -4.5 -1.1 0.6 -1.6 0 2.06 1.52 .974 1.99 1.76
5 Seasons TOT 150 121 1053.2 265 248 9 8 3 .970 -2.7 -3.1 0.3 -0.3 0.7 -3 2.20 1.71 .949 2.28 2.04

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
1955 CIN NL 38 82 27 82 82 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 0 36 53 2
1956 CIN NL 39 80 24 80 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 20 29 51 3
1957 CIN NL 40 74 35 74 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 15 44 39 0
1958 CIN NL 41 94 35 94 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 9 41 57 0
1959 CIN NL 42 4 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
5 Seasons 334 121 334 334 0 0 0 0 0 0 107 0 44 150 204 5
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%
1955 CIN NL 38 3 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 5 3 1 8 1 0 4 1 0 6 2 0 5 5 0 28 12 42.9% 15 1 3.6% 1 1038 67% 82% 30% 109 53%
1956 CIN NL 39 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 218 60% 79% 27% 19 63%
1957 CIN NL 40 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 8 7 0 6 0 0 3 1 0 3 0 0 3 3 0 23 11 47.8% 12 0 0.0% 1 930 58% 82% 32% 103 51%
1958 CIN NL 41 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 9 0 0 3 3 0 5 1 0 2 2 0 23 10 43.5% 13 0 0.0% 0 1131 63% 80% 31% 120 55%
4 Seasons 7 0 7 0 2 3 0 0 2 1 18 15 1 23 1 0 10 5 0 14 3 0 11 11 0 76 35 46.1% 40 1 1.3% 2 3317 63% 81% 31% 351 54%
MLB Averages 56.7% 2.4% 62% 78% 29% 48%

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%
1956 CIN NL 39 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 2 0 0 6 3 0 1 0 0 3 2 1 16 6 37.5% 9 1 6.3% 1 656 66% 80% 31% 54 52%
1957 CIN NL 40 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 1 14.3% 6 0 0.0% 1 472 64% 73% 28% 40 58%
1958 CIN NL 41 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 5 2 40.0% 2 1 20.0% 1 166 76% 80% 27% 16 81%
3 Seasons 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 3 1 7 1 1 5 0 0 7 4 0 4 0 0 5 4 1 28 9 32.1% 17 2 7.1% 3 1294 66% 77% 29% 110 58%
MLB Averages 42.9% 3.2% 62% 78% 29% 53%

* 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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