The Negro Leagues are Major Leagues. We have dramatically expanded our coverage of the Negro Leagues and historical Black major league players. Read our Announcement

Bobby Bonner

Positions: Shortstop and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: August 12, 1956 in Uvalde, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 10th round of the 1974 MLB June Amateur Draft from King HS (Corpus Christi, TX), the Kansas City Royals in the 9th round of the 1977 MLB June Amateur Draft from Texas A&M University (College Station, TX) and the Baltimore Orioles in the 3rd round of the 1978 MLB June Amateur Draft from Texas A&M University (College Station, TX).

High School: King HS (Corpus Christi, TX)

School: Texas A&M University (College Station, TX)

Debut: September 12, 1980 (Age 24-031d, 14,405th in major league history)
vs. TOR 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 28, 1983 (Age 27-047d)
vs. DET 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Full Name: Robert Averill Bonner

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

View Player Bio from the SABR BioProject

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.4

108

.194

RBI

OBP

.219

SLG

.259

OPS

.479

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
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
1978	21	BAL-min	AA	35	116	107	8	25	2	0	0	10	2	0	4	9	.234	.270	.252	.522		27		2	1	2			CHR · SOUL
1979	22	BAL-min	AA,AAA	123	500	471	56	137	29	3	7	67	3	1	20	45	.291	.321	.410	.730		193		3	1	5			CHR,ROC · SOUL,IL
1980	23	BAL-min	AAA	133	492	469	46	113	8	2	2	41	8	4	9	39	.241	.257	.279	.536		131		2	9	3			ROC · IL
1980	23	BAL	AL	4	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/6H
1981	24	BAL-min	AAA	84	322	301	19	69	10	1	3	35	10	6	9	39	.229	.255	.299	.554		90		2	8	2	0		ROC · IL
1981	24	BAL	AL	10	29	27	6	8	2	0	0	2	1	0	1	4	.296	.310	.370	.681	96	10	0	0	0	1	0	/6H
1982	25	BAL-min	AAA	48	171	155	12	32	1	0	2	18	4	1	11	33	.206	.256	.252	.508		39		0	3	2	0		ROC · IL
1982	25	BAL	AL	41	84	77	8	13	3	1	0	5	0	0	3	12	.169	.198	.234	.431	18	18	3	0	3	1	0	6/H4
1983	26	BAL-min	AAA	61	216	198	36	44	6	2	1	15	7	1	8	21	.222	.267	.288	.555		57		4	6	0	0		ROC · IL
1983	26	BAL	AL	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/4HD
1984	27	BAL-min	AAA	111	416	390	49	108	21	1	1	26	4	2	12	27	.277	.298	.344	.641		134		2	6	6	2		ROC · IL
4 Yrs				61	117	108	15	21	5	1	0	8	1	0	4	16	.194	.219	.259	.479	33	28	3	0	3	2	0
162 Game Avg.				162	311	287	40	56	13	3	0	21	3	0	11	42	.194	.219	.259	.479	33	74	8	0	8	5	0