Bob Uecker

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 190lb (185cm, 86kg)

Born: January 26, 1934 in Milwaukee, WI us

High School: Technical HS (Milwaukee, WI)

Debut: April 13, 1962 (Age 28-077d, 9,551st in MLB history)
vs. LAD 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 1967 (Age 33-246d)
vs. STL 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1964 season

Full Name: Robert George Uecker

Nicknames: Mr. Baseball

Pronunciation: \YOO-kur\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.0

AB

731

H

146

HR

BA

.200

R

RBI

SB

OBP

.293

SLG

.287

OPS

.581

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
1956	22	MLN-min	C	98	302	302		76	13	4	19						.252	.252	.510	.762		154							BOI,EAU · PION,NORL
1957	23	MLN-min	C,B,AAA	102	406	345	47	95	14	2	15	64	0		57	109	.275	.382	.452	.834		156		3	0	1			EAU,EVN,WCH · NORL,IIIL,AA
1958	24	MLN-min	C,AA	107	454	377	86	117	20	5	22	81	2		69	80	.310	.416	.565	.981		213		1	4	3	1		BOI,ATA · PION,SOUA
1959	25	MLN-min	A,AA	104	349	309	26	81	13	4	6	44	1		38	57	.262	.341	.388	.729		120		0	0	2	6		JCK,ATA · SALL,SOUA
1960	26	MLN-PHI-min	AAA	51																									LOU,INA · AA
1961	27	MLN-min	AAA	105	381	314	53	97	17	2	14	57	0		59	45	.309	.422	.510	.932		160		4	2	2	2		LOU · AA
1962	28	MLN	NL	33	71	64	5	16	2	0	1	8	0	0	7	15	.250	.324	.328	.652	78	21	3	0	0	0	0	2
1963	29	MLN-min	AAA	52	190	159	28	45	9	1	8	33	0	0	28	28	.283	.389	.503	.893		80		1	0	2			DEN · PCL
1963	29	MLN	NL	13	18	16	3	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	.250	.333	.375	.708	105	6	1	0	0	0	0	/2
1964	30	STL	NL	40	124	106	8	21	1	0	1	6	0	1	17	24	.198	.315	.236	.550	53	25	1	1	0	0	0	2
1965	31	STL	NL	53	172	145	17	33	7	0	2	10	0	1	24	27	.228	.345	.317	.662	82	46	1	2	1	0	1	2
1966	32	PHI	NL	78	237	207	15	43	6	0	7	30	0	0	22	36	.208	.279	.338	.617	71	70	8	0	4	4	6	2
1967	33	TOT	NL	80	221	193	17	29	4	0	3	20	0	1	24	60	.150	.243	.218	.461	34	42	4	0	3	1	5	2
1967	33	PHI	NL	18	41	35	3	6	2	0	0	7	0	0	5	9	.171	.275	.229	.504	46	8	1	0	1	0	1	2
1967	33	ATL	NL	62	180	158	14	23	2	0	3	13	0	1	19	51	.146	.236	.215	.451	31	34	3	0	2	1	4	2
6 Yrs				297	843	731	65	146	22	0	14	74	0	3	96	167	.200	.293	.287	.581	62	210	18	3	8	5	12
162 Game Avg.				162	460	399	35	80	12	0	8	40	0	2	52	91	.200	.293	.287	.581	62	115	10	2	4	3	7

ATL (3 yrs)				108	269	238	22	43	6	0	4	21	0	1	28	71	.181	.266	.256	.522	49	61	7	0	2	1	4
PHI (2 yrs)				96	278	242	18	49	8	0	7	37	0	0	27	45	.202	.278	.322	.601	67	78	9	0	5	4	7
STL (2 yrs)				93	296	251	25	54	8	0	3	16	0	2	41	51	.215	.332	.283	.615	70	71	2	3	1	0	1

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

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