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Bob Turley
Robert Lee Turley (Bullet Bob)
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 215 lb.

Born: September 19, 1930 in Troy, IL
High School: Central (East St. Louis, IL)
Signed by the St. Louis Browns as an amateur free agent in 1948. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 29, 1951
Final Game: September 21, 1963
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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
1951 20 SLB AL 0 1 .000 7.36 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.1 11 6 6 0 3 5 0 0 0 34 59 1.909 13.5 0.0 3.7 6.1 1.67
1953 22 SLB AL 2 6 .250 3.28 10 7 3 3 1 0 60.1 39 24 22 4 44 61 2 0 2 259 128 1.376 5.8 0.6 6.6 9.1 1.39
1954 23 BAL AL 14 15 .483 3.46 35 35 0 14 0 0 247.1 178 106 95 7 181 185 7 1 5 1092 103 1.451 6.5 0.3 6.6 6.7 1.02 AS,MVP-23
1955 24 NYY AL 17 13 .567 3.06 36 34 2 13 6 1 246.2 168 92 84 16 177 4 210 7 0 7 1075 123 1.399 6.1 0.6 6.5 7.7 1.19 AS
1956 25 NYY AL 8 4 .667 5.05 27 21 3 5 1 1 132.0 138 76 74 13 103 0 91 4 1 3 621 77 1.826 9.4 0.9 7.0 6.2 0.88
1957 26 NYY AL 13 6 .684 2.71 32 23 7 9 4 3 176.1 120 59 53 17 85 1 152 9 0 2 723 133 1.163 6.1 0.9 4.3 7.8 1.79
1958 27 NYY AL 21 7 .750 2.97 33 31 1 19 6 1 245.1 178 82 81 24 128 2 168 8 0 6 1013 119 1.247 6.5 0.9 4.7 6.2 1.31 AS,CYA-1,MVP-2
1959 28 NYY AL 8 11 .421 4.32 33 22 6 7 3 0 154.1 141 80 74 15 83 3 111 3 0 2 678 84 1.451 8.2 0.9 4.8 6.5 1.34
1960 29 NYY AL 9 3 .750 3.27 34 24 6 4 1 5 173.1 138 67 63 14 87 3 87 5 1 6 727 109 1.298 7.2 0.7 4.5 4.5 1.00
1961 30 NYY AL 3 5 .375 5.75 15 12 1 1 0 0 72.0 74 47 46 11 51 0 48 4 0 2 334 65 1.736 9.3 1.4 6.4 6.0 0.94
1962 31 NYY AL 3 3 .500 4.57 24 8 7 0 0 1 69.0 68 45 35 8 47 2 42 4 0 1 316 83 1.667 8.9 1.0 6.1 5.5 0.89
1963 32 TOT AL 3 11 .214 4.20 30 19 2 3 2 0 128.2 113 69 60 11 79 6 105 3 0 3 575 84 1.492 7.9 0.8 5.5 7.3 1.33
1963 32 LAA AL 2 7 .222 3.30 19 12 0 3 2 0 87.1 71 41 32 5 51 6 70 2 0 2 381 103 1.397 7.3 0.5 5.3 7.2 1.37
1963 32 BOS AL 1 4 .200 6.10 11 7 2 0 0 0 41.1 42 28 28 6 28 0 35 1 0 1 194 62 1.694 9.1 1.3 6.1 7.6 1.25
12 Seasons 101 85 .543 3.64 310 237 38 78 24 12 1712.2 1366 753 693 140 1068 21 1265 56 3 39 7447 101 1.421 7.2 0.7 5.6 6.6 1.18
162 Game Avg. 13 11 .543 3.64 39 29 5 10 3 1 213 170 94 86 17 133 157 7 0 5 926 101 1.421 7.2 0.7 5.6 6.6 1.18
NYY (8 yrs) 82 52 .612 3.62 234 175 33 58 21 12 1269.0 1025 548 510 118 761 15 909 44 2 29 5487 101 1.407 7.3 0.8 5.4 6.4 1.19
BAL (3 yrs) 16 22 .421 3.51 46 43 3 17 1 0 315.0 228 136 123 11 228 251 9 1 7 1385 106 1.448 6.5 0.3 6.5 7.2 1.10
BOS (1 yr) 1 4 .200 6.10 11 7 2 0 0 0 41.1 42 28 28 6 28 0 35 1 0 1 194 62 1.694 9.1 1.3 6.1 7.6 1.25
LAA (1 yr) 2 7 .222 3.30 19 12 0 3 2 0 87.1 71 41 32 5 51 6 70 2 0 2 381 103 1.397 7.3 0.5 5.3 7.2 1.37

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1955 24 NYY AL WS L BRO 0 1 .000 8.44 3 1 2 0 0 0 5.1 7 5 5 1 4 0 7 1 0 0 28 2.063 11.8 1.7 6.8 11.8 1.75
1956 25 NYY AL WS W BRO 0 1 .000 0.82 3 1 1 1 0 0 11.0 4 1 1 0 8 2 14 0 0 0 44 1.091 3.3 0.0 6.5 11.5 1.75
1957 26 NYY AL WS L MLN 1 0 1.000 2.31 3 2 1 1 0 0 11.2 7 3 3 2 6 0 12 0 0 1 47 1.114 5.4 1.5 4.6 9.3 2.00
1958 27 NYY AL WS W MLN 2 1 .667 2.76 4 2 2 1 1 1 16.1 10 5 5 2 7 1 13 0 0 0 64 1.041 5.5 1.1 3.9 7.2 1.86
1960 29 NYY AL WS L PIT 1 0 1.000 4.82 2 2 0 0 0 0 9.1 15 6 5 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 48 2.036 14.5 1.0 3.9 0.0 0.00
5 Seasons (5 Series) 4 3 .571 3.19 15 8 6 3 1 1 53.2 43 20 19 6 29 3 46 2 0 1 231 1.342 7.2 1.0 4.9 7.7 1.59
5 WS 4 3 .571 3.19 15 8 6 3 1 1 53.2 43 20 19 6 29 3 46 2 0 1 231 1.342 7.2 1.0 4.9 7.7 1.59

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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
1951 20 SLB AL 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 /1
1953 22 SLB AL 10 21 18 2 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 6 .278 .316 .444 .760 102 8 0 0 2 1
1954 23 BAL AL 35 89 81 8 11 2 0 0 5 1 0 2 23 .136 .157 .160 .317 -10 13 0 0 6 0 1 AS,MVP-23
1955 24 NYY AL 36 98 82 7 11 4 0 0 7 0 0 6 21 .134 .200 .183 .383 4 15 3 1 8 1 0 1 AS
1956 25 NYY AL 27 52 46 5 8 2 0 0 3 0 1 3 16 .174 .224 .217 .442 19 10 0 0 3 0 0 1
1957 26 NYY AL 32 68 57 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 27 .088 .212 .088 .300 -14 5 0 1 2 0 0 1
1958 27 NYY AL 33 98 88 8 12 0 0 2 6 0 0 4 35 .136 .174 .205 .378 6 18 2 0 6 0 0 1 AS,CYA-1,MVP-2
1959 28 NYY AL 33 54 46 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 18 .087 .192 .087 .279 -19 4 1 1 2 0 0 1
1960 29 NYY AL 34 59 55 4 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 18 .073 .105 .091 .196 -45 5 0 0 2 0 0 1
1961 30 NYY AL 15 25 21 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 11 .095 .091 .095 .186 -49 2 1 0 3 1 0 1
1962 31 NYY AL 24 15 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 3 0 0 1
1963 32 TOT AL 30 39 39 2 7 1 0 1 5 0 0 0 9 .179 .179 .282 .462 29 11 1 0 0 0 0 1
1963 32 LAA AL 19 25 25 2 4 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 7 .160 .160 .320 .480 34 8 1 0 0 0 0 1
1963 32 BOS AL 11 14 14 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .214 .214 .214 .429 19 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Seasons 310 620 547 44 69 10 0 4 32 1 1 31 191 .126 .177 .166 .343 -4 91 8 3 37 2 0
162 Game Avg. 162 324 286 23 36 5 0 2 17 1 1 16 100 .126 .177 .166 .343 -4 48 4 2 19
NYY (8 yrs) 234 469 407 32 46 7 0 2 21 0 1 28 152 .113 .175 .145 .320 -11 59 7 3 29 2 0
BAL (3 yrs) 46 112 101 10 16 2 0 1 6 1 0 3 30 .158 .183 .208 .391 10 21 0 0 8 0
BOS (1 yr) 11 14 14 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .214 .214 .214 .429 19 3 0 0 0 0 0
LAA (1 yr) 19 25 25 2 4 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 7 .160 .160 .320 .480 34 8 1 0 0 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1955 24 NYY AL WS BRO L 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1956 25 NYY AL WS BRO W 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1957 26 NYY AL WS MLN L 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1958 27 NYY AL WS MLN W 4 6 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 1 0 0 1 0 0
1960 29 NYY AL WS PIT L 2 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 1 0 0 1 0 0
5 Seasons (5 Series) 15 20 18 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 .111 .111 .111 .222 2 0 0 2 0 0
5 WS 15 20 18 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 .111 .111 .111 .222 2 0 0 2 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1951 SLB AL 20 P 1 2 1 1 0 1 1.000 2.00 .950 1.00
1953 SLB AL 22 P 10 7 4 3 0 2 1.000 0.70 .957 0.88
1954 BAL AL 23 P 35 35 247.1 43 7 35 1 1 .977 1.53 1.20 .958 2.01 0.93 AS,MVP-23
1955 NYY AL 24 P 36 34 246.2 40 6 30 4 2 .900 1.31 1.00 .957 1.99 0.83 AS
1956 NYY AL 25 P 27 21 132.0 22 3 18 1 2 .955 1.43 0.78 .950 1.92 0.82
1957 NYY AL 26 P 32 23 176.1 37 13 22 2 1 .946 1.79 1.09 .965 1.99 0.86
1958 NYY AL 27 P 33 31 245.1 43 17 26 0 4 1.000 1.58 1.30 .960 1.95 0.82 AS,CYA-1,MVP-2
1959 NYY AL 28 P 33 22 154.1 30 11 18 1 1 .967 1.69 0.88 .953 2.05 0.85
1960 NYY AL 29 P 34 24 173.1 31 10 21 0 1 1.000 1.61 0.91 .965 1.96 0.78
1961 NYY AL 30 P 15 12 72.0 12 4 8 0 0 1.000 1.50 0.80 .950 2.05 0.83
1962 NYY AL 31 P 24 8 69.0 18 3 15 0 0 1.000 2.35 0.75 .956 2.07 0.79
1963 TOT AL 32 P 30 19 129.0 23 9 14 0 1 1.000 1.60 0.77 .952 1.99 0.79
1963 LAA AL 32 P 19 12 87.1 16 5 11 0 1 1.000 1.65 0.84 .950 1.99 0.79
1963 BOS AL 32 P 11 7 41.2 7 4 3 0 0 1.000 1.51 0.64 .957 1.99 0.79
12 Seasons P 310 229 1645.1 308 88 211 9 16 .971 1.64 0.96 .958 1.99 0.83
12 Seasons TOT 310 229 1645.1 308 88 211 9 16 .971 1.64 0.96 .929 1.99 0.83

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1954
1955
1958 (P)

Awards (yr lg award)
1958 ML Cy Young
1958 ML Major League Player of the Year
1958 AL TSN Pitcher of the Year
1958 ML WS MVP

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1954 AL (23, 1%)
1958 AL (2, 56%)
0.58 Career Shares (386th)

Cy Young (yr lg (rk, shr))
1958 ML (1, 31%)
1 Cy Young
0.31 Career Shares (129th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1955 AL  3.065 (7th)
1957 AL  2.705 (4th)
1958 AL  2.971 (6th)
1960 AL  3.271 (7th)

Wins s c a p y
1955 AL  17 (4th)
1958 AL  21 (1st)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1957 AL  .684 (7th)
1958 AL  .750 (1st)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1957 AL  1.163 (7th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1954 AL  6.477 (1st)
1955 AL  6.130 (1st)
1957 AL  6.125 (1st)
1958 AL  6.530 (1st)
1960 AL  7.165 (2nd)
Career  7.178 (15th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1954 AL  6.732 (3rd)
1955 AL  7.662 (2nd)
1957 AL  7.758 (1st)
1958 AL  6.163 (4th)
1959 AL  6.473 (4th)
Career  6.648 (123rd)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1954 AL  247.3 (7th)
1955 AL  246.7 (3rd)
1958 AL  245.3 (4th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1954 AL  185 (1st)
1955 AL  210 (2nd)
1957 AL  152 (5th)
1958 AL  168 (3rd)

Games Started s c a p y
1954 AL  35 (2nd)
1955 AL  34 (2nd)
1958 AL  31 (10th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1954 AL  14 (9th)
1955 AL  13 (9th)
1958 AL  19 (1st)

Shutouts s c a p y
1955 AL  6 (2nd)
1957 AL  4 (2nd)
1958 AL  6 (2nd)
1959 AL  3 (4th)
Career  24 (187th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1958 AL  24 (8th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1954 AL  181 (1st)
1955 AL  177 (1st)
1956 AL  103 (8th)
1957 AL  85 (6th)
1958 AL  128 (1st)
1959 AL  83 (7th)
1960 AL  87 (7th)
Career  1068 (85th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1957 AL  1.788 (9th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1954 AL  .255 (2nd)
1955 AL  .584 (6th)
1960 AL  .727 (9th)

Losses s c a p y
1954 AL  15 (6th)
1955 AL  13 (6th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1954 AL  95 (4th)
1955 AL  84 (10th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1954 AL  5 (7th)
1955 AL  7 (4th)
1958 AL  6 (5th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1954 AL  7 (5th)
1955 AL  7 (7th)
1957 AL  9 (4th)
1958 AL  8 (4th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1954 AL  1092 (2nd)
1955 AL  1075 (2nd)
1958 AL  1013 (5th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1955 AL  123 (8th)
1957 AL  133 (6th)
1958 AL  119 (9th)

Youngest s c a p y
1951 AL  born 1930-09-19 (3rd)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 21 (84), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 78 (311), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 62 (199), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 14 (541), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1948 Season: Signed by the St. Louis Browns as an amateur free agent.

November 17, 1954: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles with players to be named later, Billy Hunter and Don Larsen to the New York Yankees for players to be named later, Harry Byrd, Jim McDonald, Willy Miranda, Hal Smith, Gus Triandos and Gene Woodling. The New York Yankees sent Bill Miller (December 1, 1954), Kal Segrist (December 1, 1954), Don Leppert (December 1, 1954) and Ted Del Guercio (minors) (December 1, 1954) to the Baltimore Orioles to complete the trade. The Baltimore Orioles sent Mike Blyzka (December 1, 1954), Darrell Johnson (December 1, 1954), Jim Fridley (December 1, 1954) and Dick Kryhoski (December 1, 1954) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.

October 29, 1962: Purchased by the Los Angeles Angels from the New York Yankees.

July 24, 1963: Released by the Los Angeles Angels.

July 24, 1963: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

October 14, 1963: Released by the Boston Red Sox.

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