Bob Turley

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 215lb (188cm, 97kg)

Born: September 19, 1930 in Troy, IL us

Died: March 30, 2013 in Atlanta, GA

Buried: Cremated

High School: Central HS (East St. Louis, IL)

Last Game: September 21, 1963 (Age 33-002d)
vs. MIN 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1953 season

Full Name: Robert Lee Turley

Nicknames: Bullet Bob

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

13.2

101

ERA

3.64

310

237

1712.2

1265

WHIP

1.421

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1948	17	-3.9	Belleville	ILSL	D	SLB	9	3	.750	4.45	6.03	16			5	0		97.0	99	65	48		71		53	2	0	9		1.753	9.2		6.6	4.9	0.75
1949	18	-2.7	Aberdeen	NORL	C	SLB	23	5	.821	2.31	2.78	33			24	2		230.0	175	71	59		131		205	0	0	8		1.330	6.8		5.1	8.0	1.56
1950	19		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-AA	SLB	11	16	.407	4.58	5.43	44			9	3		222.0	228	134	113	12	137		153	3	1	11		1.644	9.2		5.6
1950	19	-6.7	San Antonio	TL	AA	SLB	0	2	.000	9.00	9.00	4						14.0	15	14	14		19							2.429	9.6		12.2
1950	19	-4.1	Wichita	WL	A	SLB	11	14	.440	4.28	5.19	40			9	3		208.0	213	120	99	12	118		153	3	1	11		1.591	9.2	0.5	5.1	6.6	1.30
1951	20	-6.7	San Antonio	TL	AA	SLB	20	8	.714	2.96	3.66	34	33					268.0	236	109	88		142							1.410	7.9		4.8
1951	20	-9.2	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	0	1	.000	7.36	7.36	1	1	0	0	0	0	7.1	11	6	6	0	3	1	5	0	0	0	34	1.909	13.5	0.0	3.7	6.1	1.67

1953	22	-7.9	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	2	6	.250	3.28	3.58	10	7	3	3	1	0	60.1	39	24	22	4	44	2	61	2	0	2	259	1.376	5.8	0.6	6.6	9.1	1.39
1954	23	-5.6	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	14	15	.483	3.46	3.86	35	35	0	14	0	0	247.1	178	106	95	7	181	5	185	7	1	5	1092	1.451	6.5	0.3	6.6	6.7	1.02
1955	24	-4.4	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	17	13	.567	3.06	3.36	36	34	2	13	6	1	246.2	168	92	84	16	177	4	210	7	0	7	1075	1.399	6.1	0.6	6.5	7.7	1.19
1956	25	-3.4	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	8	4	.667	5.05	5.18	27	21	3	5	1	1	132.0	138	76	74	13	103	0	91	4	1	3	621	1.826	9.4	0.9	7.0	6.2	0.88
1957	26	-2.5	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	13	6	.684	2.71	3.01	32	23	7	9	4	3	176.1	120	59	53	17	85	1	152	9	0	2	723	1.163	6.1	0.9	4.3	7.8	1.79
1958	27	-1.3	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	21	7	.750	2.97	3.01	33	31	1	19	6	1	245.1	178	82	81	24	128	2	168	8	0	6	1013	1.247	6.5	0.9	4.7	6.2	1.31
1959	28	-0.2	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	8	11	.421	4.32	4.67	33	22	6	7	3	1	154.1	141	80	74	15	83	3	111	3	0	2	678	1.451	8.2	0.9	4.8	6.5	1.34
1960	29	1.1	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	9	3	.750	3.27	3.48	34	24	6	4	1	5	173.1	138	67	63	14	87	3	87	5	1	6	727	1.298	7.2	0.7	4.5	4.5	1.00
1961	30	2.2	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	3	5	.375	5.75	5.88	15	12	1	1	0	0	72.0	74	47	46	11	51	0	48	4	0	2	334	1.736	9.3	1.4	6.4	6.0	0.94
1962	31	3.3	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	3	3	.500	4.57	5.87	24	8	7	0	0	1	69.0	68	45	35	8	47	2	42	4	0	1	316	1.667	8.9	1.0	6.1	5.5	0.89
1963	32		2 Teams	AL	Maj	LAA-BOS	3	11	.214	4.20	4.83	30	19	2	3	2	0	128.2	113	69	60	11	79	6	105	3	0	3	575	1.492	7.9	0.8	5.5	7.3	1.33
1963	32	4.3	LAA	AL	Maj	LAA	2	7	.222	3.30	4.23	19	12	0	3	2	0	87.1	71	41	32	5	51	6	70	2	0	2	381	1.397	7.3	0.5	5.3	7.2	1.37
1963	32	4.3	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	1	4	.200	6.10	6.10	11	7	2	0	0	0	41.1	42	28	28	6	28	0	35	1	0	1	194	1.694	9.1	1.3	6.1	7.6	1.25
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (12 seasons)					Majors		101	85	.543	3.64	3.96	310	237	38	78	24	13	1712.2	1366	753	693	140	1068	29	1265	56	3	39	7447	1.421	7.2	0.7	5.6	6.6	1.18
Minors (4 seasons)					Minors		63	32	.663	3.39	4.18	127	33		38	5		817.0	738	379	308	12	481		411	5	1	28		1.492	8.1		5.3
All Levels (15 Seasons)							164	117	.584	3.56	4.03	437	270	38	116	29	13	2529.2	2104	1132	1001	152	1549	29	1676	61	4	67	7447	1.444	7.5		5.5

AA (2 seasons)					Minors		20	10	.667	3.26	3.93	38	33					282.0	251	123	102		161							1.461	8.0		5.1
A (1 season)					Minors		11	14	.440	4.28	5.19	40			9	3		208.0	213	120	99	12	118		153	3	1	11		1.591	9.2	0.5	5.1	6.6	1.30
C (1 season)					Minors		23	5	.821	2.31	2.78	33			24	2		230.0	175	71	59		131		205	0	0	8		1.330	6.8		5.1	8.0	1.56
D (1 season)					Minors		9	3	.750	4.45	6.03	16			5	0		97.0	99	65	48		71		53	2	0	9		1.753	9.2		6.6	4.9	0.75