Bobby Shantz

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

5-6, 139lb (168cm, 63kg)

Born: September 26, 1925 in Pottstown, PA us

High School: Pottstown HS (Pottstown, PA)

Debut: May 1, 1949 (Age 23-217d, 8,190th in MLB history)
vs. WSH 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 29, 1964 (Age 39-003d)
vs. STL 0.2 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1949 season

Full Name: Robert Clayton Shantz

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Relatives: Brother of Billy Shantz

MVP
3x All-Star
8x Gold Glove
ERA Title

+11

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

34.7

W

119

L

ERA

3.38

G

537

GS

171

SV

IP

1935.2

SO

1072

WHIP

1.260

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1948	22	PHA-min	A	18	7	.720	2.82	28						214.0	179	77	67		55									1.093	7.5		2.3			LIN WL
1949	23	PHA	AL	6	8	.429	3.40	33	7	16	4	1	2	127.0	100	50	48	9	74	0	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	0	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	0	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	0	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	0	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	53	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	5	103	4	1	3	773	119	3.46	1.260	8.3	0.7	3.0	5.0	1.67
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
KCA (8 yrs)				69	65	.515	3.80	220	124	55	61	11	11	1166.2	1132	535	492	95	424	15	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	32	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

Player Value--Pitching

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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