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Bob Thurman

Robert Burns Thurman

Positions: Pinch Hitter and Leftfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: May 14, 1917 in Kellyville, OK
High School: North HS (Wichita, KS)
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1949. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 14, 1955 (Age 37)
Team: Redlegs 1955-1959

Final Game: April 21, 1959 (Age 41)
Died: October 31, 1998 in Wichita, KS
Buried: Old Mission Cemetery, Wichita, KS
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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
1955 38 CIN NL 82 170 152 19 33 2 3 7 22 0 2 17 26 .217 .296 .408 .704 81 62 6 0 1 0 2 7
1956 39 CIN NL 80 152 139 25 41 5 2 8 22 0 0 10 14 .295 .340 .532 .872 126 74 3 0 0 1 2 9/7
1957 40 CIN NL 74 206 190 38 47 4 2 16 40 0 0 15 33 .247 .306 .542 .848 117 103 3 1 0 0 0 79
1958 41 CIN NL 94 203 178 23 41 7 4 4 20 1 2 20 38 .230 .320 .382 .702 81 68 5 4 0 1 1 7/9
1959 42 CIN NL 4 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 32 1 0 0 0 0 0
5 Yrs 334 735 663 106 163 18 11 35 106 1 4 62 112 .246 .314 .465 .779 100 308 17 5 1 2 5
162 Game Avg. 162 356 322 51 79 9 5 17 51 0 2 30 54 .246 .314 .465 .779 100 149 8 2 0 1 2

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
1955 38 CIN NL 82 170 -4 -3 -0 -0 -1 -9 -1.0 6 -2 -0.4 .489 .494 -0.2 -0.3 -2 7
1956 39 CIN NL 80 152 4 -1 1 -1 -1 1 0.0 6 7 0.6 .501 .501 0.8 -0.4 8 9/7
1957 40 CIN NL 74 206 5 -0 2 -3 -2 2 0.2 8 10 1.0 .503 .502 1.3 -0.6 13 79
1958 41 CIN NL 94 203 -3 -1 -0 1 -2 -5 -0.5 8 3 0.2 .495 .497 0.1 -0.1 2 7/9
1959 42 CIN NL 4 4 -0 -0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 -0.0 .489 .500 -0.0 0.0 -0
5 Seasons 334 735 2 -5 2 -3 -6 -10 -1.4 28 17 1.4 .497 .499 2.0 -1.3 20

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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
1955 CIN NL 38 LF 36 27 19 239.0 61 56 2 3 0 .951 -0 -2 2.18 1.61 .972 2.04 2.02
1955 CIN NL 38 OF 36 27 19 239.0 59 54 2 3 0 .949 -0 -2 2.11 1.56 .977 2.30 2.28
1956 CIN NL 39 OF 29 24 17 198.2 43 39 2 2 1 .953 -1 -7 1.86 1.41 .977 2.28 2.25
1956 CIN NL 39 RF 20 18 12 146.2 30 27 2 1 1 .967 -1 -10 1.78 1.45 .974 1.98 1.96
1956 CIN NL 39 LF 9 6 5 52.0 13 12 0 1 0 .923 0 2 2.08 1.33 .973 2.06 2.04
1957 CIN NL 40 OF 44 35 23 318.2 79 75 3 1 1 .987 -3 -10 2.20 1.77 .980 2.29 2.31
1957 CIN NL 40 LF 29 23 17 211.2 54 52 1 1 0 .981 -1 -8 2.25 1.83 .978 2.03 2.05
1957 CIN NL 40 RF 15 12 6 107.0 24 23 1 0 1 1.000 -1 -15 2.02 1.60 .972 1.98 1.99
1958 CIN NL 41 OF 41 35 19 297.1 84 80 2 2 1 .976 1 6 2.48 2.00 .980 2.26 2.25
1958 CIN NL 41 LF 33 30 19 258.0 68 66 0 2 0 .971 0 0 2.30 2.00 .975 2.01 2.00
1958 CIN NL 41 RF 9 5 0 39.1 14 12 2 0 1 1.000 1 43 3.20 1.56 .978 2.01 2.01
4 Seasons OF 150 121 78 1053.2 265 248 9 8 3 .970 -3 -3 2.20 1.71 .979 2.28 2.27
4 Seasons LF 107 86 60 760.2 196 186 3 7 0 .964 -2 -3 2.24 1.77 .975 2.03 2.02
3 Seasons RF 44 35 18 293.0 68 62 5 1 3 .985 -1 -5 2.06 1.52 .974 1.98 1.98
5 Seasons TOT 150 121 78 1053.2 265 248 9 8 3 .970 -3 -3 2.20 1.71 .979 2.28 2.27
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

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Double Plays Turned as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1958 NL  1 (5th)

Oldest s c a p y
1955 NL  born 1917-05-14 (8th)
1956 NL  born 1917-05-14 (8th)
1957 NL  born 1917-05-14 (5th)
1958 NL  born 1917-05-14 (3rd)
1959 NL  born 1917-05-14 (3rd)

                           

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Transactions

  • Before 1949 Season: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.
  • Before 1952 Season: Returned to San Francisco (PCL) by the New York Yankees after expiration of minor league working agreement.
  • November 9, 1954: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Redlegs.
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