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Bob Kearney

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: October 3, 1956 in San Antonio, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 14th round of the 1977 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX).

High School: Jay HS (San Antonio, TX)

School: University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX)

Debut: September 25, 1979 (Age 22-357d, 14,273rd in major league history)
vs. LAD 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 20, 1987 (Age 30-260d)
vs. CLE 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1983 season

Full Name: Robert Henry Kearney

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.8

1356

316

.233

131

RBI

133

OBP

.274

SLG

.346

OPS

.619

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
1977	20	SFG-min	Rk	58	246	211	49	50	7	0	7	34	1	0	30	18	.237	.339	.370	.708		78		3	1	1			GRF · PION
1978	21	SFG-min	AA,A	66	232	214	18	45	6	0	2	23	0	0	14	36	.210	.267	.266	.534		57		3	0	1			WBY,CDR · EL,MIDW
1979	22	SFG-min	AA,AAA	101	381	348	38	77	11	2	6	34	0	2	26	56	.221	.279	.316	.595		110		2	4	1			SHV,PHX · TL,PCL
1979	22	SFG	NL	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1.000				0	0	0	0	0	0	/2H

1980	23	SFG-min	AAA	92	333	298	42	68	8	3	2	24	5	1	26	44	.228	.295	.295	.590		88		3	4	2			PHX · PCL
1981	24	OAK-min	AAA	86	317	278	38	70	13	2	3	29	9	1	23	42	.252	.309	.345	.655		96		1	13	2	0		TAC · PCL
1981	24	OAK	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/2
1982	25	OAK-min	AAA	115	430	388	41	98	13	3	7	55	10	9	26	57	.253	.303	.356	.659		138		4	8	4	0		TAC · PCL
1982	25	OAK	AL	22	78	71	7	12	3	0	0	5	0	0	3	10	.169	.218	.211	.429	22	15	1	2	0	2	0	2
1983	26	OAK	AL	108	328	298	33	76	11	0	8	32	1	4	21	50	.255	.312	.372	.684	94	111	11	4	4	1	1	2H/D
1984	27	SEA	AL	133	464	431	39	97	24	1	7	43	7	5	18	72	.225	.257	.334	.591	64	144	7	2	9	4	0	*2/H
1985	28	SEA	AL	108	326	305	24	74	14	1	6	27	1	1	11	59	.243	.277	.354	.631	72	108	7	4	5	1	1	2
1986	29	SEA	AL	81	226	204	23	49	10	0	6	25	0	2	12	35	.240	.281	.377	.659	78	77	6	0	9	1	1	2H
1987	30	OAK-min	AAA	22	69	62	6	11	0	0	1	8	1	0	6	8	.177	.250	.226	.476		14		0	1	0	0		TAC · PCL
1987	30	SEA	AL	24	51	47	5	8	4	1	0	1	0	0	1	9	.170	.188	.298	.485	24	14	0	0	3	0	0	2
8 Yrs				479	1474	1356	131	316	66	3	27	133	9	12	67	235	.233	.274	.346	.619	71	469	32	12	30	9	3
162 Game Avg.				162	499	459	44	107	22	1	9	45	3	4	23	79	.233	.274	.346	.619	71	159	11	4	10	3	1

SEA (4 yrs)				346	1067	987	91	228	52	3	19	96	8	8	42	175	.231	.265	.348	.613	67	343	20	6	26	6	2
OAK (3 yrs)				131	406	369	40	88	14	0	8	37	1	4	24	60	.238	.294	.341	.635	80	126	12	6	4	3	1
SFG (1 yr)				2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1.000				0	0	0	0	0	0

AL (7 yrs)				477	1473	1356	131	316	66	3	27	133	9	12	66	235	.233	.273	.346	.619	71	469	32	12	30	9	3
NL (1 yr)				2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1.000				0	0	0	0	0	0