Standard Pitching
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 23 | PHA | AL | 6 | 8 | .429 | 3.40 | 33 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 127.0 | 100 | 50 | 48 | 9 | 74 | 5 | 58 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 537 | 121 | 4.34 | 1.370 | 7.1 | 0.6 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 0.78 | |
| 1950 | 24 | PHA | AL | 8 | 14 | .364 | 4.61 | 36 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 214.2 | 251 | 122 | 110 | 18 | 85 | 5 | 93 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 957 | 98 | 4.09 | 1.565 | 10.5 | 0.8 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 1.09 | |
| 1951 | 25 | PHA | AL | 18 | 10 | .643 | 3.94 | 32 | 25 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 205.1 | 213 | 96 | 90 | 15 | 70 | 5 | 77 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 869 | 108 | 3.77 | 1.378 | 9.3 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 1.10 | AS,MVP-21 |
| 1952 | 26 | PHA | AL | 24 | 7 | .774 | 2.48 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 279.2 | 230 | 87 | 77 | 21 | 63 | 6 | 152 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1103 | 159 | 3.00 | 1.048 | 7.4 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 4.9 | 2.41 | AS,MVP-1 |
| 1953 | 27 | PHA | AL | 5 | 9 | .357 | 4.09 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 105.2 | 107 | 52 | 48 | 10 | 26 | 1 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 437 | 105 | 3.46 | 1.259 | 9.1 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 4.9 | 2.23 | |
| 1954 | 28 | PHA | AL | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.88 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 52 | 6.40 | 1.875 | 13.5 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 1.00 | |
| 1955 | 29 | KCA | AL | 5 | 10 | .333 | 4.54 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 125.0 | 124 | 70 | 63 | 8 | 66 | 11 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 550 | 92 | 3.88 | 1.520 | 8.9 | 0.6 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 0.88 | |
| 1956 | 30 | KCA | AL | 2 | 7 | .222 | 4.35 | 45 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 101.1 | 95 | 51 | 49 | 12 | 37 | 4 | 67 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 425 | 100 | 3.77 | 1.303 | 8.4 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 6.0 | 1.81 | |
| 1957 | 31 | NYY | AL | 11 | 5 | .688 | 2.45 | 30 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 173.0 | 157 | 58 | 47 | 15 | 40 | 1 | 72 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 688 | 148 | 3.55 | 1.139 | 8.2 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 1.80 | AS,MVP-26,GG |
| 1958 | 32 | NYY | AL | 7 | 6 | .538 | 3.36 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 126.0 | 127 | 52 | 47 | 8 | 35 | 7 | 80 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 531 | 106 | 2.91 | 1.286 | 9.1 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 5.7 | 2.29 | GG |
| 1959 | 33 | NYY | AL | 7 | 3 | .700 | 2.38 | 33 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 94.2 | 64 | 33 | 25 | 4 | 33 | 5 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 376 | 153 | 2.74 | 1.025 | 6.1 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 6.3 | 2.00 | GG |
| 1960 | 34 | NYY | AL | 5 | 4 | .556 | 2.79 | 42 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 67.2 | 57 | 24 | 21 | 5 | 24 | 4 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 280 | 130 | 3.04 | 1.197 | 7.6 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 7.2 | 2.25 | GG |
| 1961 | 35 | PIT | NL | 6 | 3 | .667 | 3.32 | 43 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 89.1 | 91 | 38 | 33 | 5 | 26 | 6 | 61 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 377 | 119 | 2.94 | 1.310 | 9.2 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 6.1 | 2.35 | GG |
| 1962 | 36 | TOT | NL | 6 | 4 | .600 | 1.95 | 31 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 78.1 | 60 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 25 | 2 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 314 | 214 | 3.38 | 1.085 | 6.9 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 7.0 | 2.44 | GG |
| 1962 | 36 | HOU | NL | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20.2 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 292 | 2.62 | 0.968 | 6.5 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 6.1 | 2.80 | |
| 1962 | 36 | STL | NL | 5 | 3 | .625 | 2.18 | 28 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 57.2 | 45 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 20 | 2 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 236 | 198 | 3.66 | 1.127 | 7.0 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 7.3 | 2.35 | |
| 1963 | 37 | STL | NL | 6 | 4 | .600 | 2.61 | 55 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 79.1 | 55 | 28 | 23 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 70 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 312 | 137 | 2.42 | 0.908 | 6.2 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 7.9 | 4.12 | GG |
| 1964 | 38 | TOT | NL | 2 | 5 | .286 | 3.12 | 50 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 60.2 | 52 | 23 | 21 | 5 | 19 | 8 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 251 | 118 | 3.23 | 1.170 | 7.7 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 6.2 | 2.21 | GG |
| 1964 | 38 | STL | NL | 1 | 3 | .250 | 3.12 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.1 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 125 | 3.93 | 1.212 | 7.3 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 6.2 | 1.71 | |
| 1964 | 38 | CHC | NL | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5.56 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11.1 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 69 | 4.37 | 1.853 | 11.9 | 1.6 | 4.8 | 9.5 | 2.00 | |
| 1964 | 38 | PHI | NL | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2.25 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32.0 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 124 | 156 | 2.45 | 0.906 | 6.5 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 5.1 | 3.00 | |
| 16 Yrs | 119 | 99 | .546 | 3.38 | 537 | 171 | 192 | 78 | 15 | 48 | 1935.2 | 1795 | 817 | 726 | 151 | 643 | 75 | 1072 | 41 | 6 | 29 | 8045 | 119 | 3.46 | 1.260 | 8.3 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 1.67 | ||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 11 | 10 | .546 | 3.38 | 52 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 186 | 172 | 78 | 70 | 15 | 62 | 7 | 103 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 773 | 119 | 3.46 | 1.260 | 8.3 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 1.67 | ||||
| W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | ||||||||||||||
| KCA (8 yrs) | 69 | 65 | .515 | 3.80 | 220 | 124 | 55 | 61 | 11 | 11 | 1166.2 | 1132 | 535 | 492 | 95 | 424 | 37 | 566 | 24 | 4 | 10 | 4916 | 111 | 3.71 | 1.334 | 8.7 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 1.33 | ||||
| NYY (4 yrs) | 30 | 18 | .625 | 2.73 | 138 | 38 | 48 | 14 | 3 | 19 | 461.1 | 405 | 167 | 140 | 32 | 132 | 17 | 272 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 1875 | 132 | 3.14 | 1.164 | 7.9 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 5.3 | 2.06 | ||||
| STL (3 yrs) | 12 | 10 | .545 | 2.51 | 99 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 154.1 | 114 | 56 | 43 | 15 | 44 | 10 | 129 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 620 | 155 | 3.05 | 1.024 | 6.6 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 7.5 | 2.93 | ||||
| PIT (1 yr) | 6 | 3 | .667 | 3.32 | 43 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 89.1 | 91 | 38 | 33 | 5 | 26 | 6 | 61 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 377 | 119 | 2.94 | 1.310 | 9.2 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 6.1 | 2.35 | ||||
| PHI (1 yr) | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2.25 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32.0 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 124 | 156 | 2.45 | 0.906 | 6.5 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 5.1 | 3.00 | ||||
| CHC (1 yr) | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5.56 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11.1 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 69 | 4.37 | 1.853 | 11.9 | 1.6 | 4.8 | 9.5 | 2.00 | ||||
| HOU (1 yr) | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20.2 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 292 | 2.62 | 0.968 | 6.5 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 6.1 | 2.80 | ||||
| AL (12 yrs) | 99 | 83 | .544 | 3.49 | 358 | 162 | 103 | 75 | 14 | 30 | 1628.0 | 1537 | 702 | 632 | 127 | 556 | 54 | 838 | 34 | 6 | 22 | 6791 | 116 | 3.55 | 1.286 | 8.5 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 1.51 | ||||
| NL (4 yrs) | 20 | 16 | .556 | 2.75 | 179 | 9 | 89 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 307.2 | 258 | 115 | 94 | 24 | 87 | 21 | 234 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1254 | 141 | 2.98 | 1.121 | 7.5 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 6.8 | 2.69 | ||||
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Bobby Shantz is 97 years old.
When was Bobby Shantz born?
Bobby Shantz was born on September 26, 1925.
Where was Bobby Shantz born?
Bobby Shantz was born in Pottstown, PA.
How tall is Bobby Shantz?
Bobby Shantz is 5-6 (168 cm) tall.
How much did Bobby Shantz weigh when playing?
Bobby Shantz weighed 139 lbs (63 kg) when playing.
How many seasons did Bobby Shantz play?
Bobby Shantz played 16 seasons.
Is Bobby Shantz in the Hall of Fame?
Bobby Shantz has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.
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Bobby Shantz was a Pitcher.
How many strikeouts did Bobby Shantz have?
Bobby Shantz had 1,072 strikeouts over his career.
How many teams has Bobby Shantz played for?
Bobby Shantz played for 8 teams; the Philadelphia Athletics, Kansas City Athletics, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, Houston Colt .45s, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies.
How many World Series has Bobby Shantz won?
Bobby Shantz has won 1 World Series.
When did Bobby Shantz retire?
Bobby Shantz last played in 1964.
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